Miaofa Zen Temple

Miaofa Zen Temple, also commonly known as 'Lvzu Temple', was established in the third year of the Xianfeng Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1853). It is located in Beiliang of Donghe District and is the largest Han Buddhist temple in the western region of Inner Mongolia. Miaofa Temple currently has the Mountain Gate (Hall of Heavenly Kings), Lvzu Hall, Mahavira Hall, Guanyin Hall, Merit Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, Patriarch Hall, and Zen Hall. Apart from the Lvzu Hall, which is a relic of the Qing Dynasty, the other buildings were all completed after 1992, with the construction of the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats beginning in 1999. The architectural style is classical Han, predominantly featuring hip-and-gable roofs, and it is the largest and most according to the rules in Inner Mongolia.