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Meidaizhao, located 80 kilometers east of Baotou City, was built in the Qinglong period of the Ming Dynasty (1564-1582). It was an important Dharma center when Lamaism was introduced to Mongolia. Meidaizhao is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with pleasant scenery and unique architectural style. It was built in imitation of the Han style in the Central Plains and integrated with the Mongolian and Tibetan styles. It is a Lama Temple that "combines the city with temples, and people and Buddhas live together". There are a large number of murals in Meidaizhao, such as the historical murals of Sakyamuni in the Daxiong Hall and the murals depicting the scenes of Mongolian nobles worshiping Buddha. Significance.
During the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty, Altan Khan, the leader of the Tumote Mongolian tribe, was granted the title of King Shunyi, and the city temple was built on the Tumo River. The first city temple built in the third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1575) was named Lingjue Temple, and later changed to Shouling Temple, and the imperial court named it Fuhua City. Living Buddha Madari Hutuktu aims to spread Buddhism, and is willing to dedicate the generation of great teachings founded by Sakyamuni to the elders in his hometown who were born and raised in Sri Lanka. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1606), he came to the grassland to preach and presided over the religious activities of Shouling Temple. Due to his outstanding achievements and numerous naturalized people, in order to commemorate his achievements, the name of this temple is also called Maidari Temple, Maidali Temple or Mei Daizhao.
Meidaizhao is a rare building that integrates a temple, a palace and a city. Around the temple, there is a city wall inlaid with earth and stone, which is thick and strong, and can withstand the rain of artillery shells and cavalry raids from the army. The entire city is slightly rectangular in shape, with a circumference of 681 meters. There are turrets at the four corners and a city gate in the middle of the south wall. The hall where Buddha statues are enshrined is in the city. The plaque on the gate of the mountain is inscribed with the sentence "the emperor's plan is consolidated, the emperor's way is Xianning, the people are happy, and the world is clear", and the inscription is "Da Ming Jin Guo", which is quite special.
The main buildings in the temple include Sutra Hall, Daxiong Hall, Arhat Hall and Guanyin Hall. murals. The courtyard where the royal family of Shunyi lived for generations is deep in the city, and the sandalwood pagoda in the Empress Dowager Temple stores the ashes of the Empress Dowager.
opening hours
09:00-17:00 all year round
