Arou Temple, also known as “Alik Temple”, is located 21 kilometers southeast of Babao Town, Qilian County. Tourists often pass here when traveling from Qilian to Menyuan and other places. The temple was built in the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It was small in scale at the beginning. By the 1940s, with the support of Arou Qianhu Nanka Caiang and Baihu Aduo, it grew and became the largest temple in Qilian County. Gelug sect monastery.
Arou Temple is located on a hilly grassland, and the surrounding green grassland is rolling and very beautiful. The temple has traditional Tibetan courtyard-style buildings, main halls, golden pagodas, prayer corridors, etc. It is very beautiful to take pictures outside the building. Visitors can stroll around the temple and visit and worship one by one. In addition, it has not yet been developed as an attraction, so the atmosphere is relatively quiet, giving people a sacred and natural feeling.
The temple’s large-scale activities include the first month prayer meeting, the fasting meeting in April, the offering meeting and summer living activities in June, the Ganden Five Offering Festival in October, and the Four Seasons Menstrual Meeting and the Practicing Ceremony of Sutra College. The rituals of Yamashou Vajra, etc.
Reference when using
1-3 hours
transportation
There is currently no public transportation. Tourists come here mainly to charter a car to visit Qilian and Menyuan, or to tour around the Qinghai Lake area. It takes about 3-5 days to charter a car from Xining. The full price for a small car in the peak season is about 600 yuan. /day, about 500 yuan /day in off-season
Tickets
15 yuan
Opening hours
All day (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
*Information update time: 2024-09-13
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