Ta'er Temple Ruins (Suoyang City)
塔尔寺遗址（锁阳城）
Tang-dynasty Buddhist temple ruins east of Suoyang City, with an adobe great stupa and a cluster of small stupas still standing. Legend says Xuanzang preached here on his journey west.
Ta'er Temple Ruins lie about 1 km east of Suoyang City and are part of the Suoyang City scenic area, so admission is included in the Suoyang City ticket. The temple was first built in the Tang dynasty and rebuilt during the Western Xia and Yuan periods. Today it has an adobe great stupa about 15 meters tall, more than a dozen smaller stupas around it, and remains of courtyard walls and hall foundations. Legend says Xuanzang preached here when he passed through Guazhou on his journey west for scriptures, and that he took a disciple named Shipantuo here. The evening sunset light on the earthen stupa is the most beautiful. Please stay on the walkways and do not climb the stupa. Note that this is not the same place as the Ta'er Monastery in Xining, Qinghai.
Opening hours
Follows Suoyangcheng scenic area hours
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