Dulan Temple

　　   Dulan Temple is situated on Tayan Mountain, 20 kilometers east of the county town. It is a heritage site from the Qing Dynasty and was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit in 1988. It is a Gelug (Yellow Sect) monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple is backed by dense forests covering the mountainsides, with spruce and cypress trees that block out the sunlight. Currently, Dulan Temple has 46 monks and 87 buildings. Eight Living Buddhas have been reincarnated here. There are now ninety meditation sites, most of which are shaded by numerous cypress trees. Particularly eye-catching is the Eighth Jin Hutuktu’s meditation site, in front of which stands a round cypress tree. Its canopy resembles a heart so closely that when the breeze blows, it seems to pulsate like a beating heart. The whole tree is lush and vibrant, making it a sacred object worshipped by believers.