It is the oldest and largest temple in the city and is located West of Danan Street in the Yuquan District.

In 1557, when the Tümed Mongol leader Altan Khan began its construction, it was the first building of Hohhot; the rest of the city subsequently growing around it.

[3] The Dazhao Temple owes its fame to its astounding 10 ft (3.0 m) silver Sakyamuni Buddha statue.

The 3rd Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso, visited the temple in 1586 and consecrated the silver Buddha statue.

[5] The temple also has a shrine that was dedicated to the Kangxi Emperor in the late 17th century and murals in the hallway that commemorate his visit.

Dazhao Temple also exhibits an impressive collection of musical instruments and dragon sculptures relating to Mongol legends.

The left and right sides of the Silver Buddha are Tsongkhapa and the bronze statues of the Dalai Lama III and IV; in addition, under the eaves of the Dazhao Gate, there is the name of "The First Spring of the Jiubian".

When the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty greeted Lai V to Beijing, he rested in the Grand Call.

During the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1662-1721), the scale of the temple was expanded, and the hall was changed to yellow glazed tiles.

On the square of the white marble in front of the temple, there is a pair of hollow iron lions cast in the 7th year of the reign of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1627).

There are huge paintings on the walls of the temple depicting Kangxi’s private visit to Mingyue Building.

Under the front door of the hall, there is a pair of hollow iron lions that were minted in the 7th year of the reign (AD 1627), and they are proud of their artistic level.

In the courtyard there is an iron incense burner cast in the Qing Dynasty, engraved with the name of a Mongolian craftsman.

In the sixth year of Ming Wanli (AD 1578), Mongolian Tumut Aletan Khan greeted Tibet’s Dalai III Saonan Gyatso to start the construction of the big call.

For example, in 1586, the Ark of the Khalkha Mongolian Moh, which was built in Mobei, was the drawing of the Hohhot Grand Call.

The Qing Dynasty’s Hohhot Zasakda Lama Printing Office was opened in the Grand Salary.

Silver Buddha, dragon carvings and murals are the three most famous cultural relics of Dazhao Temple.

The content is based on Buddhist figures and stories, depicting various scenes of heaven, earth and hell.

The scene is grand and quite spectacular, reflecting the superb level of Chinese Ming Dynasty painting art.