Genghis Khan Temple

Genghis Khan Temple integrates the architectural styles of Mongolian, Han and Tibetan. It adopts the axial symmetry layout method commonly used in ancient Han architecture. The main body of the building is round and square, with green hat and white wall. It has typical Mongolian and Tibetan architectural characteristics. Genghis Khan Temple faces south from the north and is round at the bottom. The temple is in the shape of "mountain". The main hall is 28 meters high in the middle, and the side hall is 16.62 meters high on both sides. There are nine spires.

Genghis Khan Temple

Genghis Khan Temple is located on the top of Hanshan mountain in Wulanhaote City, Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The temple was designed by Mongolian naler. Construction started on May 5, 1940 and completed on October 10, 1944.

The temple faces south from the north, with the front in the shape of "mountain" and the architectural style of Han, Mongolian and Tibetan. There are 16 thick red painted pillars in the main hall, surrounded by patterns reflecting the achievements of Genghis Khan, and a 2.8-meter-high bronze statue of Genghis Khan in the center. The two side halls display weapons, clothing, porcelain and other artifacts of the Yuan Dynasty. From the mountain gate to the main hall, there are 81 steps made of granite, 10 meters wide and 158 meters long.

Genghis Khan Temple is approved as a national 3A tourist area and the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Evolution of Architecture

In the spring of 1940 (the 29th year of the Republic of China), some Mongolian educated youths proposed to build Genghis Khan Temple in Wangye temple and set up a "Preparatory Committee for the construction of Genghis Khan Temple". According to historical records, every Mongolian living in Manchukuo donated 5 cents of Manchukuo coins, and the total amount of donations reached 1 million yuan. During this period, manibadala of the Preparatory Committee for the construction of Genghis Khan Temple led Mongolian painter nairiletu and others to visit Genghis Khan's "eight treasures room" in Xinglong Mountain, Gansu Province, and designed the blueprint according to its architectural style;

On May 5, 1941, the foundation of the project was laid;

It was completed on October 10, 1944;

It was destroyed during the cultural revolution. In June 1983, Inner Mongolia autonomous region allocated funds to repair it, and it was completed in July 1987;

On May 1, 1987, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region renovated the Genghis Khan Temple and Hanshan park;

In September 2002, the Hong Kong Association for the promotion of Chinese industry and Commerce will invest 220 million yuan to expand the Genghis Khan Temple;

On May 25, 2006, Genghis Khan Temple was approved by the State Council to be listed in the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Architectural pattern

Genghis Khan Temple integrates the architectural styles of Mongolian, Han and Tibetan. It adopts the axial symmetry layout method commonly used in ancient Han architecture. The main body of Genghis Khan Temple is dome with square body, green hat and white wall, which has typical Mongolian and Tibetan architectural characteristics. The temple is composed of a main hall, two side halls and east-west corridor. The temple seat faces south in the north, with a "mountain" shape in the front and a square dome. In front of the dome of the main hall, a rectangular plaque with a blue background was hung, and the words "Genghis Khan Temple" were signed in Mongolian and Chinese characters. The main hall and the side hall are connected by a closed corridor with a length of meters. The top of the corridor also has three small circular spires, and the whole has nine circular spires, which are inlaid with green glazed tiles.

There is a yurt on the east side of the temple. There is a stable in front of the yurt, in which there is a white horse, which symbolizes Genghis Khan's heroic expedition. On the west side, there is a square house in the East and a round house in the west, covering an area of more than 200 square meters, which just matches the temple on the top of the mountain. Along the steps to the south, there is a 10.8-meter-high Mountain Gate. The mountain gate is composed of three vermilion gates side by side. East and West temporary gates are set 30 meters away from both sides of the mountain gate. The eastern and western side halls display the costumes, books and utensils of the Yuan Dynasty. The ceiling of the three halls is painted with Mongolian ancient patterns, and the walls of the hall and corridor are painted with Genghis Khan's maxims and large murals painted by contemporary painter Siqin.

The bronze statue of Genghis Khan stands in the center of the hall. The north wall and the East and west sides are large murals created by Siqin and other painters. There are 25 portraits on the north wall of the main hall, all of which are civil and military officials of Genghis Khan. The mural "unifying the north and the south of the Great Wall" in the East Hall shows that Genghis Khan integrated the mulberry weaving farmers and workers in the Central Plains with the animal husbandry in the north after unifying the north and the south of the Great Wall, thus promoting the common economic development of the north and the South. The mural "unblocking the East and the west" in the West Hall shows Genghis Khan's contribution to the world in the communication of East and west culture, industry and commerce, and transportation. There are four murals in the East-West corridor, showing Genghis Khan's life and achievements.

Main buildings

main hall

The front view of Genghis Khan Temple is in the shape of "mountain", with a tall main hall in the middle. The middle of "mountain" is the main hall 28 meters high. Two side halls slightly smaller than the main hall are connected on the left and right sides. The temple has nine spires, which are made of green glazed tiles and silver. Among the main hall, there are 16 pieces of red lacquer Mingji, with ancient patterns on the ceiling. The floor of the whole hall is covered with decorative carpets. Against the backdrop of the four white floor walls, the whole hall looks magnificent. The two meter high plaster statue of Genghis Khan stands in the center of the main hall.

In the center of the garden top outside the main hall, there is a blue rectangular craftsman's board, on which the golden characters of Genghis Khan Temple are written in Mongolian and Chinese characters. The main hall is surrounded by a stone wall one meter wide and one and a half meters high. In the center of the south wall, there is a tall mountain gate with green glazed tile top. The two gates are vermilion in color, and the golden mushroom shaped copper nails are nailed on the doors, shining in the sun.

Side hall

The East and West ends of the side hall beside the main hall are symmetrical, with a height of 16.62 meters and a round top. There are statues of Kublai Khan and Timur Khan in the East and west side halls respectively. There are weapons, clothing, porcelain and other reproductions of the Yuan Dynasty in the two side halls.

Exhibition Hall

On the left side of the temple, there is a unique exhibition hall, 13 meters long and 25 meters wide. It was originally built for the lamas who guarded the temple, but later it was transformed into an exhibition hall. The exhibition hall records in detail Genghis Khan's cultural and military strategy, the world's greatest talents, historical achievements and the great changes of Genghis Khan Temple. Meanwhile, it also treasures the photos and precious inscriptions left by Party and state leaders and foreign guests visiting Genghis Khan Temple.

Proverb Gallery

Proverbs refer to admonishment, admonishment and warning words and hints. Proverbs: the corridor is about 4 meters wide and nearly 50 meters long. Genghis Khan left many famous sayings and aphorisms throughout his military life, involving many fields such as politics, military affairs, education and so on. By 2002, it will be engraved in the long corridor with the characters of grass, line, Li, Zhuan and regular script. These immortal proverbs, which are shining with Mongolian wisdom and profound Mongolian Yuan culture, will be displayed for tourists to enjoy and taste.

Dozens of marble steles with Genghis Khan's admonitions are erected in the corridor. The contents of the steles are Mongolian and Chinese, and there are many kinds of calligraphy fonts. There are "know their own shortcomings, ask others, and know the mistakes of governing the country, learn from the sages", "don't decorate yourself with gold and silver jewelry, but enrich yourself with morality", "those who can govern the family can govern the country, those who can lead ten people to fight can entrust thousands of people to fight, he will lead thousands of people to fight", "as long as your brothers help each other and firmly support each other, you will win the victory No matter how powerful the enemy is, you will not be able to fight. "It is a waste of your life to be born as a man of gold and jade and not to govern yourself for learning. Although a man is wise and wise, his knowledge will eventually be exhausted, especially if he can keep on learning." "the muddleheaded man who studies will eventually surpass the wise man who was born." "in peacetime, the people should be as obedient as a calf, and in wartime, they should fight like hungry eagles pouncing on wild birds."“ Hate others to make a fortune, but against their own God of wealth, saying ten thousand empty words is like doing a business, and so on.

Zhenyuan spear

In the southwest of Genghis Khan's mausoleum, the military emblem of Genghis Khan, Mausoleum sulde, the God of Zhenyuan, is worshipped. "Sulde" is Mongolian, meaning logo. Therefore, sulde is Genghis Khan's military emblem, the invincible flag and the invincible God of war. Once, Genghis Khan and the enemy defeated in the battle, convened the soldiers to hold a speech entitled "the heart of the army is like iron". When it came to dusk, a light broke the sky and fell to the ground. Genghis Khan ordered the generals of the three armed forces to take it instead of him. Before he succeeded, he took off the red horse's carved gold saddle, took off the red tassel gold helmet, knelt on the saddle and prayed for loyalty. In exchange, a shining iron spear fell into his hands. He ordered the general to use the black horse's mane as a cushion and the blood of ten thousand sheep for sacrifice, and said: "this is the people's heart, the army's heart and the military emblem of victory. Let's call it" suleiding ".

Tianjiao sculpture

Tianjiao sculpture reflects the majestic posture of Genghis Khan leaping across the battlefield. The base is based on granite, symbolizing Genghis Khan's indestructible will and ambition. The upper part of the sculpture is made of bronze, symbolizing Genghis Khan's military journey.

"White horse" white jade sculpture in Han Dynasty: This is not an ordinary horse that has been granted Zen by Genghis Khan. It is said that it is the incarnation of the Jade Emperor Tianma. Genghis Khan regarded it as a symbol of invincibility, bravery and good luck.

Tianjiao gold statue

Genghis Khan's sitting posture is decorated with a gold statue, 2.8 meters high,

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