Lama Kulun Temple (Jihui Temple)
喇嘛库伦庙
A Tibetan Buddhist temple in Uliastai, the seat of East Ujimqin Banner, one of the Qing-era “Three Great Kulun” and now a large Tibetan-style temple rebuilt on its original site.
Lama Kulun Temple was founded in 1781, when the Qing court bestowed the name Jihui Temple. It began as a few yurts enclosed by a wall, known as a kulun, and at its peak it housed nearly 1,600 lamas, making it one of the “Three Great Kulun” of Lamaist Buddhism in Southern Mongolia. The temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, rebuilt on its original site from 1992, and renovated in 2006. Today it is one of the largest Tibetan-style temples on the northern grasslands. It is located in Uliastai, the seat of East Ujimqin Banner, about 150 km from Bayan Hushuo in Ulagai, and it is a good stop on the road between Xilinhot and Ulagai. Do not take photographs inside the halls, and walk around them clockwise.
Opening hours
08:00–17:00