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Xilitu Zhao 席力图召Xílìtú Zhào
National heritage site · Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hohhot
- Region
- Inner Mongolia
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Xilitu Zhao
Xilitu Zhao, also called Yanshou Temple (a name given by the Kangxi Emperor), is a Gelug Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Hohhot's old town, founded in the late 16th century. It covers about 13,000 sq m, and its large main sutra hall combines Han and Tibetan architecture. From 1708 its Xilitu Living Buddha usually held the senior monastic post in Qing-dynasty Guihua, and the temple remains an active place of worship.
How to get to Xilitu Zhao
It is in the old town in Yuquan District, on Danan Street across the road from Dazhao.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Dazhao Temple 大召 (under 10 km), Dashengkui Museum Cluster 大盛魁博物馆集群 (under 10 km), Five Pagoda Temple, Hohhot 五塔寺 (under 10 km), Great Mosque of Hohhot 呼和浩特清真大寺 (under 10 km), Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hohhot 呼和浩特天主教堂 (under 10 km), Ulanhu Memorial Hall 乌兰夫纪念馆 (under 10 km).
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