Taer Lamasery

Taer lamasery was initially built in the Ming Dynasty (1560 A.D.). It is one of the China's six (Gelu branch) Tibetan Buddhism lamaseries. In 1749, Qian Long King of the Qing dynasty named it as "Fan Zhong Monatery". The lamasery is built over hillside, with an area of 40 hectares, 15 halls, 9,300 dormitory rooms for monks, building area of 450,000 square meters. The building style is a mixture of Han and Tibetan. Major buildings of the lamasery include: Babaoruyi tower, Dajinwadian hall, Xiaojinwadian hall, Grand Scripture Hall, Wenshu Bodhisattva temple, Larangjixiangxingong temple, Mizun Institute, butter flower exhibition hall and grand kitchen. Dajinwadian hall is a three story building with Han and Tibetan architecture style combined in one. As a main hall, it is located at the central position of Taer lamasery. Wall paintings, butter flower sculpture and Buddha portrait embroidery are unique of the Lamasery. They are also called the art's "3 best".