Wudangzhao is hidden deep in the undulating Daqing Mountains of Baotou City, with white buildings built layer by layer along the mountains, surrounded by mountains and hidden by green pines and cypresses, majestic and spectacular. Wudang Monastery was founded during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty and is one of the largest Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in Inner Mongolia. Together with Potala Palace in Xizang, Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai and Labrang Temple in Gansu, it is called the four famous temples of Chinese Lamaism. Wudang Monastery is a typical Tibetan Buddhist temple style, without a unified central axis. All the main halls are irregularly scattered in the valley, without walls or courtyards, and each building is self-contained. At the top of each hall, there are wind polished bronze antelope facing the lying wheel and temple emblem, shining with golden light. The surrounding mountains are adorned with pine and cypress trees, and fluttering prayer flags, making it particularly spectacular. The main building of Wudang Monastery consists of eight scripture halls (currently six), three living Buddha mansions, and a memorial hall that houses the relics of the historical living Buddha of Wudang Monastery. Tourists can walk around the various main buildings in the scenic area. The Suguqin Dugong (Hall) is a larger building located in the front of the Wudang Temple, with three floors. The front hall on the first floor is the Sutra Hall, which has eighty square pillars carved and painted with various patterns and designs. The four walls of the scripture hall are painted with stories of Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings and various protective statues. The bird's-eye view mural of "Nine Buddhist Temple Buildings" painted on the second floor corridor is very precious, you must not miss it. Every morning, lamas from each hall come to this hall to recite the morning scripture - the Manjia Sutra. The earliest hall built by Wudangzhao is Dongkuoer Hall, which stands in the center of the entire temple. Other buildings are centered here. Emperor Qianlong named it "Guangjue Temple" in 1756, and a plaque carved in Manchu, Han, Mongolian, and Tibetan languages was hung on the lintel in the center of the hall gate. This is the Department of Buddhist Chronology, teaching astronomy, calendar, mathematics, predicting the future, and calculating Tibetan calendar dates. The square in front of the hall is a place for preaching and debating scriptures, which is also an examination room for academic upgrading. On the second floor of the Golden Science (Mandala) Hall is the Cultural Relics Museum, which exhibits some precious cultural relics preserved by the Wudang Temple. You can enjoy Thangka, Jingdezhen porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, daily necessities of living Buddhas, Buddhist artifacts, and the only two gilded mandala mandalas in Inner Mongolia. The other halls also have their own characteristics, some of which have copper statues of Shakyamuni standing up to ten meters high inside; Some halls enshrine bronze statues of the founder of the Yellow Sect, Master Tsongkhapa, which can reach up to nine meters in height. Others offer grotesque statues of Vajrayana, or statues of White Tara and Green Tara. The temple fair here is held every year from the 25th day of the seventh lunar month to the 1st day of the eighth lunar month, and all the lamas in the temple recite the "Mani Sutra" in the Suguqin Hall; In the evening, the lamas held prayer wheels, blew their Dharma names, and beat sheepskin drums as they walked around the temple. There are various activities at temple fairs, and jumping ghosts is one of their main activities. Don't miss out if you are interested. Some buildings may be closed to the public due to temporary or other circumstances, and the specific details will be subject to the announcement of the scenic area on that day. Wudangzhao is located in a remote area, and the surrounding service facilities are not very complete. The accommodation and dining conditions are average, and most tourists choose to return to Baotou city for accommodation on the same day.
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Address: Jihuluntu Sumu, Shiguai District, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Phone: 0472-87150220472-8711568
Opening hours: 09:00-17:00 throughout the year
Ticket:CNY45