Beizi Temple - China Travel

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Beizi Temple, the Chinese name of Beizi Temple is "Chongshan Temple". It is located under the southern slope of Erdun Taoli Gai Aobao Mountain in the north of Xilinhot City. An important Tibetan Buddhist temple and a must-see for tourists coming to Xilinhot. Because it was local Beizi Balaji Dorji who presided over the construction of this temple, and it was built in Beizi Banner, so the temple got its name.

Beizi Temple is a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism. Its scale has always been known as the largest temple in the Xilin Gol League area, a treasure house of Buddhist culture in the Xilin Gol League, and enjoys the reputation of "Northern Famous Temple". Beizi Temple is surrounded by fertile water plants and beautiful scenery. The holy Xilin River flows slowly from south to north on the west side of Beizi Temple, and now it is flanked by bustling urban areas.

The area of Beizi Temple is not large, and it is composed of the main temple, subordinate temple, family temple, pagoda and many monks' houses. The whole building complex is divided into seven main halls, respectively Chaokaqin, Minggan, Queri, Zhuduba, Ganjur, Dinkel, Eritetu, etc. In addition to these seven halls, there are more than a dozen other halls. There are small halls and more than 2,000 monk houses. There is a red pagoda and five white pagodas around the temple, among which the red pagoda was built to suppress evil spirits.

For more than a hundred years after the temple was built, it became the main place of worship for the surrounding Mongolian herdsmen, and the incense was very prosperous. There are a large number of murals reflecting the history and life of the Mongolian nation in the temple. There are a large number of picture sculptures, clay sculptures, and Buddha statues mainly based on Sakyamuni Buddha statues. Most of them are copper Buddha statues, and there are many pure gold and silver Buddha statues.

In addition, the many Aobao on Guo Aobao are very Mongolian and worth visiting together.