Badachu is located at the southern foot of Xishan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing. There are 8 ancient temples in the park: Lingguang Temple, Chang'an Temple, Sanshan Temple, Dabei Temple, Longquan Temple, Xiangjie Temple, Baozhu Cave, and Chengguo Temple. This is where the name "Eight Great Places" comes from.
The eight ancient temples were first built in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties and were built through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Among them, Lingguang, Chang'an, Dabei, Xiangjie and Zhengguo temples were all built by the emperor.