Jixiang Tantric Dale Temple, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia

📍Address: Located north of Xilamulun Park, Tongliao, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

🚉Transportation:
1. Self-driving: There is a small parking lot next to it.
2. City bus: Take bus No. 9, 11, 67, or 62 to Xilamulun Park Station, walk through the park to reach the destination; or take bus No. 66 or 59 to the Old Traffic Police Station, walk east for about 500m; or take bus No. 12/17 to Sanshuichang Station and walk west for about 200m.

🌈Highlights:
1. Built in 1993, the temple features a blend of Han and Tibetan architectural styles. A nearly 2m-tall ancient Buddha statue stands in front of the main hall, with vivid and eye-catching details.
2. Inside the temple, you'll find a Dharma wheel (turning it clockwise once is equivalent to chanting scriptures 100,000 times), a throne (enshrining three golden Buddhas and a thousand Buddha statues, such as Sakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, White Tara, Green Tara, etc.), the Kalachakra Stupa, the Longevity Pagoda (Wanshou Auspicious Pagoda), the Dharma Gate Pagoda, the Protector's Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the Medicine King Hall, the Longevity Hall, and the Shanmen.
3. Each hall in the temple is magnificent and opulent, with exquisite murals and lifelike figures carved on the buildings.

🎟️Tickets: Free.

🕐️Opening hours: All day

💗Visit time: About 2–3 hrs.

Post by ASHLYN TYLER | Feb 22, 2025