Three temples in Kulun

Three temples in Kulun

Kulun three temples are located in the middle of Kulun Town, Kulun banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Kulun is an ancient city founded in the 17th century. There are three magnificent temples in the city: Xingyuan temple, Fuyuan temple and Xiangjiao temple. Kulun banner was the only Lama banner in Inner Mongolia in Qing Dynasty, which was the religious "holy land" advocated by Mongolian. Xingyuan temple is the political and religious center of the banner, Fuyuan temple is the financial center, and Xiangjiao temple is the residence of lamas.

Historical evolution

Xingyuan temple was first built in 1649, the sixth year of Shunzhi reign of Qing Dynasty. There are 61 Lijin dragon pillars in the main hall, nine in width and nine in depth. It is known as "81 halls". There are auxiliary halls, bell and drum towers on both sides of Tianwang hall and Mountain Gate, covering an area of 25000 square meters. It is a Tibetan Han combined Lama Temple, and now has a museum. Fuyuan temple was built in the seventh year of Qianlong (1742). It has four main halls, including Shanmen hall, chanting hall, Buddha Hall, master temple, side hall, bell and Drum Tower. The original relic tower was destroyed in the cultural revolution. Xiangjiao temple is also a courtyard with four entrances. Inside the gate are Maitreya hall, Wuliang Buddha Hall, Yuzhu hall, Buddha mother hall, bedroom hall, shadow wall, etc. The architecture of the three temples is characterized by the combination of Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese culture, with high historical, scientific and artistic value, and profound national cultural connotation.

protective measures

Kulun banner has started the construction of sandasi cultural tourism industrial park with an investment of 1 billion yuan and the creation of national 5A tourist attractions.

In June 2019, Kulun culture and Tourism Bureau, in accordance with the requirements of the superior cultural relics department, the national cultural relics protection law and other relevant laws and regulations, and under the unified leadership of the flag Committee and the flag government, carried out a special rectification action for the surrounding environment of Kulun three temples, and demolished the illegal buildings around the three temples according to law. This "breaking down illegal activities" not only corrected the illegal activities, maintained the seriousness of the law, escorted the safety of national cultural relics, but also made the broad masses receive profound education, and laid a solid foundation for further carrying out the work of cleaning up and rectifying the illegal activities.

Address: intersection of central street and Xingyuan Road, Kulun Town, Kulun banner, Tongliao City

Longitude: 121.777018

Latitude: 42.730431

Tel: 0475-4777478

Ticket information: market price: 50.0 yuan

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