Saizong Temple of Qinghai Hainan prefecture

Saizong Temple, situated at the foot of Saizong Mountain, was built in 1923. The art of painting of the temple originated from Wutun, Tongren County. Statues of Shijia, Lotus Platform and Zongkaba and Arecang's statue covered by a coat of gold not only draw on Indian representations such as jewelry in the middle of two eyebrows and bracelet on the wrists, but also assimilated the characters of Buddha of Han Nationality such as good looks, solemnity, gracefulness and benignity. Zhaojing and walls are decorated with Buddhism stories and colorful and vivid animals and mountains and rivers.

Saizong Temple is situated in the middle of Xinghai County district, 32 kilometers away from the capital of the countyZiketan. Saizong Mountain is one of three famous divine mountains in Tibetan people's legends among Duo'an area. The ancient temple and the famous mountain bring out the best in each other. The temple is famous for the mountain, while the mountain for the temple. Whenever the year of Monkey according to Tibetan calendar, thousands of believers from Gansu, Sichuan and Qinghai come to pilgrim and visit the mountain at the exceptionally grand occasion.