5:30 a.m. get up early and go straight to the Bezimiao, only a few minutes drive to the Bezimiao Street, the large Bezimiao Square has gathered a lot of morning people, dancing, boxing, walking, walking the dog, the sound of music, plus a large number of foreign tourists, the bustling, completely subverted the majority of the temples of the "winding path" impression.
Although the style of painting is a bit unique, but look up and look around the red walls, bricks, gray tile lined up in the north and south of the ancient building complex, a sense of the vicissitudes of history.
Historically, Inner Mongolia has a large number of temples, the four largest temples are the most prestigious, including the first built in Hohhot Lamaism temple Dazhao Temple, and located in the city of Baotou, Wudangzhao and Bai Ling Temple. Beizi Temple was built in 1743 (Qing Dynasty Qianlong eight years), the Qianlong Emperor gave the Chinese name "Chongshan Temple", because of the year to preside over the construction of this temple is the local Beizi Balaji Daolji, and is built in the Beizi flag and the name.
Therefore, Xilinhot historically called Bezimiao, after several evolutions, until 1953, Bezimiao was renamed the equivalent of the Suqi level of Xilinhot, 1963 was reestablished as the Abahanal flag (1979 "Ha" to "Ga"), in 1983, the State Council approved the construction of the temple, the local Bezi Balaji Daoji, and was built in the flag of the name of Bezimiao. ), in 1983, the State Council approved the abolition of the former Abaganal flag, the establishment of county-level Xilinhot City, is this the "first Beizimiao, after the city of Xilin" said the reason?
Shellfish Temple is located in the northern end of the city's Eldon Taoligai Ovoo mountain south slope, covers an area of 1.2 square kilometers, the entire scenic area by the Shellfish Temple three halls, Eldon Ovoo, Museum, Shellfish Temple shopping malls and more than 50,000 square meters of Shellfish Temple Plaza composed of a greatly enriched the cultural life of the public.
Overall, Bezimiao surrounding the architectural environment of the integration of Han and minority architectural culture, temple majestic, beautiful garden beds, spacious streets, neatly planned, reflecting the aesthetic concepts and characteristics of the Mongolian people themselves.
Mongolians from the Ming Dynasty, began to draw on the Han and Tibetan culture, to the Qing Dynasty to be closely integrated, Bezimiao is inherited from the Gelugpa Yellow Religion of the traditional architectural format, from the temple's overall architectural layout, more natural and flexible, the use of the combination of walls, courtyards, the formation of interconnected attic complexes, the main buildings on the roof of the ridge of the Tibetan Buddhist unique golden mascot .
Bezi Temple through the seven living Buddha constantly repair, built seven large hall, five Labrang, five stupas, a dozen small halls and the extreme period can accommodate as many as 1,200 people more than 2,000 monks house. Hall in the Chaokeqin, Ming Gan, but the layout of the day is the most rigorous.
Chao Keqin Hall is the main hall of the Bezi Temple, in order to highlight its important position, the gateway for the Qing Dynasty architectural style of high-grade hermetic roof, gateway in front of the wooden flagpole and two alabaster stone lions, vermilion gate with copper door nails, the yard also added a bell, drums and two floors.
Into the temple to visit, the red wall for the typical courtyard, carved beams and paintings, heavy buildings and pavilions. Decorative art attainments, high level of craftsmanship, the temple memory has a large number of mural reflecting the history and life of the Mongolian people, mainly using painted, copper ornaments, colored plastic and other artistic techniques, brightly colored, opulent, reflecting the characteristics of the decorative style of Tibetan Buddhist temples.
Ovoo, traditionally viewed by the northern nomads as the God of protection, Ovoo style, usually 1, in the tribal gatherings or near the temple will also have 5, 7, up to 13. Behind the Temple of Bei Zi covers an area of 400 acres of Eldon Ovoo Park, the famous "thirteen Ovoo" quietly stands on the banks of the Xilin River.
Along the side of the alley towards the Kachin Temple to the north, there are steps up to the top of the Eldon Ovoo Hill, the cityscape can be seen at the end of the day, in the middle of the largest Ovoo is facing Xilinhot Eldon Street, can be described as ingenious.
Before, we in horqin right-wing front flag Ulan Maodu sumu a potential Tuk Ovoo learned that the Mongolians since ancient times to "3" (or its multiples) for the honor of the custom, Erdene Ovoo mountain steps a **** built 171 steps. 171 is composed of 19 9, 171 is added to 9.
The top of the thirteenth Ovoo, the largest in the city, is facing Xilinhot City. Hanging the five-color flag streamers, white to symbolize good luck, blue to symbolize eternal life, green to symbolize life, yellow to symbolize the earth, red to symbolize blood.
From here we also learned that thirteen Ovoo in the middle of the big Ovoo for Buddha Ovoo, is the original Abahanal flag Ovoo, the first Ovoo in the middle of the Ovoo on the left side of the first Ovoo is the Bezimiao Chaokeqin main hall Ovoo, the right side of the first and second is the Bezimiao Ovoo, the remaining nine Ovoo are the original Abahanal flag under the jurisdiction of the nine Zuo (Sumu) of the Ovoo.
"The fifteenth moon rose in the sky, yo ......", the song sung at home and abroad, "Ovoo meeting", so that the word "Ovoo" has a more widely known.
The earliest used as a road or boundary mark, with the development of history, gradually become a kind of sacrifice, commemorative activities, Eldon Ovoo ceremony is held on the thirteenth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar every year.
After departing from the Beizimiao scenic spot, go to the Xilin River Tourist Resort located 17 kilometers south of Xilinhot city to see the Nine Quarters Bay.
The gate is open, there are no tourists, the main building of the resort is modeled on the year Genghis Khan went on a journey in the yurt chariot prototype, in the blue sky and white clouds look dazzling.
Soon came to the Xilin River Jiuquwan River, you can see that this section of the Xilin River open water, due to the river's water potential, coupled with the right bank slope is steep, the left bank slope is slow, easy to cause the riverbed oscillation, thus leaving more of the river bends.
As the first half of June is not yet a period of abundant water, you can only see a small piece of water, the nine curved bay is gone, even the door of the public toilet is locked, if another month to come, this place is rich in flowers and grasses, cows and sheep full of slopes is very beautiful.
With regret, we started on National Highway 207 at 9:30, toward Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. 207 National Highway full 3738 kilometers, the starting point of Xilinhot City, the end of the Xuwen County, Guangdong Province, Hai'an Town, through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and other eight provinces. Two-lane asphalt road speed limit of 70 kilometers, with interval speed measurement.
Xilinhot, known as the "Pearl of the Prairie", don't look now all the way to dry grass yellow, but the country's important green livestock production, processing and output base, the underground also contains the thickest coal seam, the largest reserves of lignite coal field it.
On both sides of the road is a towering windmill, Xilinhot wind energy resources are rich, is the autonomous region of the planning of installed capacity of one million kilowatts of wind power base, clean resources are also abundant, is a class of solar energy area.
Eleven-thirty to Wurlitzer pastoral area. The first is a small town with only a few restaurants and hotels, which is part of the Xilin Golle League's Zhenlan Banner, Nayitu Sumu, where you can taste the authentic beef stew.
Zhenglan Banner is usually heard in the palace drama, I did not realize that this Qing Dynasty, one of the eight banners are still in use today, the only one of the world heritage sites in Inner Mongolia - Yuan Shangdu ruins are located in the flag territory.
3:30 pm into the territory of Hebei Province.
From Hulunbeier to Xilinhot, in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region tour ten days, from the map, there is still nearly half of the region did not run it, save the next time, goodbye, rich Inner Mongolia, the beautiful prairie!
Guyuan County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, is located in the northwestern part of Hebei Province, Damshang area, located in the Inner Mongolia Plateau to the transition zone of the North China Plain, the old city is more crowded, a moment did not find a place suitable for stationing the car.
Finally, in the new city on the south side of the national highway roadside, there is a large area of the city park, there are basketball courts, badminton courts, open-air ping-pong tables and spacious activities, exercise is very much in this neighborhood.
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