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Nansi Scenic Area (tourist area) is located in a valley at the west foot of Helan Mountain (in Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia). It consists of three parts: Nansi District, Zhanmao Mountain, and virgin forest area. Area, there is Alxa Zuoqi temple in the area - Guangzong Temple. It is about 30 kilometers away from Bayanhot Town, where the Alxa Left Banner government is located, and about 100 kilometers away from Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region. At present, there is no direct bus to the scenic spot, and tourists can only charter a car or drive to the scenic spot (there are minibuses that can reach the scenic spot during the peak season, but they are sometimes canceled, which is not very guaranteed).
Guangzong Temple, Tibetan name "Danji Leng", the local people are more accustomed to call it: South Temple. It was built according to Cangyang Gyatso's last wish. The temple is famous in the Mongolian and Tibetan religious circles for enshrining his physical stupa. In the middle of the temple, there is a wooden sign printed with famous poems of Tsangyang Gyatso. Tsangyang Gyatso, he wrote countless poems in his life, many of them are works of comfort.
The South Temple was first built in the 22nd year of Qianlong (AD 1756). After the completion of the temple, the body of Cangyang Gyatso was invited from the Chaogetu Hure Temple (Zhaohua Temple) to be enshrined in the temple, and it was honored as the temple's The first generation of kudzu root (living Buddha). In the 25th year of Qianlong (AD 1760), the Qing government granted the "Guangzong Temple" plaque written in four languages: Mongolian, Han, Manchu and Tibetan. The temple also houses the cloak of Ganden Chiba, the bell brazing of Tang Dynasty eminent monk Xuanzang (Tang monk), the five-Buddha crown of the sixth Cangyang Gyatso, the silver pot bestowed by the eighth Panchen Lama, and various seals, etc. Rare cultural relics. The area of the South Temple is not too large, and tourists can walk around.
Today's Nansi consists of more than 20 buildings, but most of the buildings were built in recent years. The main buildings include the Daxiong Hall, the Daxiong Hall, and the Huanglou Temple. Among them, the main hall dedicated to the pagoda of the body of the sixth Cangyang Gyatso is called "Huanglou Temple". Huanglou Temple is a two-story pavilion building, all of which are made of yellow and green glazed tiles, which is extremely rich. The remains enshrined in the pagoda are said to have been destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.
After visiting the various temples in the temple, tourists can go to the rock walls on both sides of the temple gate. The rock walls here are full of painted Buddha statues. This is the famous group of stone Buddha statues in Inner Mongolia. The Helan Mountain forest behind the temple is also worth a visit. There are very few tourists there, and it is a very quiet place. Interested tourists can climb the mountain here and experience the natural scenery of Helan Mountain.
opening hours
09:00-17:00 all year round
