Time: 14:30-15:00 Feb. 28 2006
Participants: Cao Yuanzhang a teacher of Dacai Middle School, Li Yulong, Liu Zhanwen students and more than 10 villages
Place: Dacai village, Huangzhong County
Activity: Cao Yuanzhang and his students came to Daicai village to introduce Ta’er Lamasery to the villagers
Content:

Tar Monastery, is located in the Lotus Flower Mountain south of Lusha'er town. Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province and is 26 km away from Xining, the provincial capital. Due to its size and influence, the Tar Monastery emerged as one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect. Zongkapa, founder of the Gelug (Yellow) Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, was born in the place where the Tar Monastery is located.

Tar Monastery which means "Holy Place for the 100,000-Body Maitreya buddha," covers an area of 40 hectares. well-preserved halls include the Grand Gold Tile Hall, the Zongkapa Memorial Pagoda, the Maitreya Buddha hall, the Happy Vajra Buddha Hall, the Buddhist Guardian Hall (also called the Lessor Gold Tile buddha Hall), the Longevity Buddha Hall, the four others. The best-preserved are the 18 residences for the Living Buddhas, including the most famous one, the Grand Abbot Residence (also known as the Residence of the Panchen Erdeni). The Tar Monastery is also famous for its diverse Buddhist activities, which attract an endless flow of Buddhists. The Tar Monastery is also famous for its butter sculptures, frescoes and duisui embroidery. Butter sculptures are most often of Buddha, other figures and flowers.