The old photo of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia in 1932: the style and features of the Beizi Temple 90 years ago

Old photos of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia in 1932, at a glance; 90 years ago, Inner Mongolia Beizi Temple and its surrounding landscape. This group of photos is from the Japanese magazine Yadong Prints Collection issued from August 1924 to 1944

The issue date of the magazine in which the photos of this group were taken was July August 1932, so the photos of this group were taken before July 1932

Beizi Temple, a Mongolian name“ Banzhida Gegen Temple”, Chinese name“ Chongshan Temple”. It is one of the four temples in Inner Mongolia, located in the north of Xilinhot, Xilingol League; Erdun Tolige” Down the south slope of the oboo. It was built in the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1743) of the Qing Dynasty. It was refined by seven generations of living Buddhas and cost more than 1740000 liang of silver

The Beizi Temple is a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism. Its scale has always been known as the largest temple in Xilingol League, and it is a treasure house of Buddhist culture in Xilingol League; Famous temples in the North” Reputation. The water and grass around the Beizi Temple are fertile and beautiful. The holy Xilin River flows slowly from south to north in the west of the Beizi Temple. Now it has become a prosperous urban area on both sides

贝子庙周边，蒙古人的聚居部落

贝子庙周边，蒙古包里面的汉人杂货铺

20世经以来，贝子庙地区逐渐向集镇发展。各类集会经常不断。各地客商也陆续到贝子庙附近设点经商，于是形成了“东商”、“西商”、“南商”。从此贝子庙地区变为锡盟北部旗里最大商贸活动集散点，基本满足了牧民、喇嘛们日常生活的需要。1930年之后，日军入侵东阿纳旗，将贝子庙地区变成扩大侵略的大本营。

原图标注的是 鄂博，蒙古人祭祀山神的地方

原图标注的是 鄂博，蒙古人祭祀山神的地方

贝子庙 喇嘛们的乐器

贝子庙 年轻的喇嘛

贝子庙 夕阳下的喇嘛

贝子庙 做礼拜的牧民

贝子庙 王府执政处

贝子庙 王府管事的官员

贝子庙 王府管事的官员

贝子庙 周边 民居。