White Tower TempleⅡ

In 1457 Emperor Tianshun of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) commanded a reconstruction of the temple which then covered an area of 13,000 square meters (3.2 acres), much smaller than its original dimensions. Then it was renamed Miaoying Si ('si' means temple). The temple complex has retained the same layout since then until today. It is now under the state protection. The temple mainly consists of the White Dagoba and four main halls. One highlight for visitors is inside Dajue Dian (Hall of the Great Enlightened Ones), the first main hall; it contains thousands of small golden Buddhas, which are now enclosed in glass cases.