Investor Presentaiton
Athens Journal of Architecture
January 2022
Studies by Chinese researchers are "Inner Mongolian Ancient architecture"11
by Zhang Yuhuan, “Archaeology of Tibetan Buddhist Temple”¹² by Su Bai, “Inner
Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Architecture"13 by Zhang Pengju. Among these research
surveys, "Inner Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Architecture" by Zhang Pengju conducts
an actual measurement survey of temple architecture in the whole area of Inner
Mongolia, organizes photographs and drawings of the building. Although it is
possible to grasp the characteristics of temple architecture in a comprehensive
manner, it has not yet reached a systematic study on the changes in the times of
temple architecture.
There are currently about 110 existing temples built between the 16th and
19th centuries in the Inner Mongolia region. 14 However, only 30 temples, including
ten leagues and cities, can master the situation of each building through their
arrangement plan, so this study takes these 30 temples as the research object.
Among the 30 temples, there are 9 in Tongliao City and Chifeng City in the eastern
region, 10 in Hohhot City, Xilingol League and Ulanqab City in the middle region,
and 11 in Alxia League, Ordos City, Bayannaoer City, and Baotou City in the
western region (Figure 1).
Eastern Region
Western Region
Abia League
Bayanina
Baotou
City
Ordos City
Hunor
CHY
Xilingni League
Hulunbeier
Chileng
City
Middle Region
Figure 1. The Map of Inner Mongolia
Source: Drawn by author.
Methodology
As a research method, Firstly, the temples are divided into different levels
according to the historical background of the temples in the part of "the judgment
of the temple level". Further, the temple buildings are also classified based on their
functions, in the part of "the classification of temple building". Lastly, the
arrangement plan has been modeled to clear the difference between them and
clarify the characteristics of the arrangement plan of the Inner Mongolian Buddhist
11. Zhang, Inner Mongolian Ancient Architecture, 2009.
12. Bai Su, Archaeology of Tibetan Buddhist Temple (Cultural Relics Press, 1996).
13. Zhang, Pengju, Inner Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Architecture (I), (II), (III). (China
Architecture & Building Press, 2013).
14. Pengju Zhang, Inner Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Architecture (I) (China Architecture &
Building Press, 2013), 6.
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