Nuo'er Ancient Architectural Complex

Nuo'er Ancient Architectural Complex

The Nuo'er Ancient Architectural Complex is located on Huiguan Qianjie in Duolunnaoer Town, Duolun County, Xilingol Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In the ancient streets south of Fufu Road, areas such as Qianniushi Street, Mashi, Dongsheng Street, and Xinglong Lane showcase distinctive Qing Dynasty buildings. The Yuhéyǒng Copper Shop on Xinglong Lane was once one of the four major copper workshops in Duolun during the Qing Dynasty, specializing in bronze Buddha casting. The courtyard house originally had over 40 rooms. The existing street-facing shop facing east covers an area of 80 square meters, with a width of three bays, built with a brick-and-wood structure, featuring a rolled shed and flush gable roof, and arched windows and doors.

The Juxingchang Shop was originally the largest trading firm in Duolun operated by Shanxi merchants surnamed Ai and Chang, catering to Mongolian trade. The original courtyard house had over 30 rooms. The remaining street-facing shop facing west covers 65 square meters, with a width of three bays, also constructed with a brick-and-wood structure, featuring arched brick windows decorated with carvings.

Nearby, the former site of the Duolun Photography Studio was once one of the eight major commercial establishments in the town market. Facing west on the street, it covers an area of 104 square meters and is a two-story pavilion-style building with a flush gable and tiled roof. The ground floor has five bays with a front eave corridor.

The Shanxi Guild Hall in the street area, also known as Fumo Palace, was jointly funded and built by Shanxi merchants in the 10th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745). It faces south and covers an area of 5,200 square meters. The existing complex includes over 100 rooms with a total construction area of 1,500 square meters, featuring a memorial archway, mountain gate, theater stage, second gate, passageway hall, main hall, bell and drum towers, and corridors. The T-shaped theater stage has a front performance area and rear hall layout. In 1933, General Ji Hongchang held an anti-Japanese salvation rally attended by tens of thousands of people in front of the stage.

The main temple and ancient architectural sites in Duolunnuo'er include mosques on Erdao, Xiangfeng, and Taiping streets in the horse market and Dongsheng Street. These structures have a "中"-shaped layout. The Xinglong Temple on Fodian Street was built in the 12th year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1734), covering an area of 1,316 square meters. To the north of Duolunnuo'er Street are the Huizong Temple and Shanyin Temple, commonly known as the East Granary and West Granary, both built in the early Qing Dynasty. Among them, the Huizong Temple currently retains over 1,500 rooms and halls, with the main hall being a two-story pavilion-style building featuring a double-eave flush gable roof and constructed with a brick-and-wood structure.

In May 2006, the Nuo'er Ancient Architectural Complex, as a Qing Dynasty structure, was approved by the State Council to be included in the sixth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level