Meidaizhao Lamasery is another important religious center of Baotou, located 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of Baotou city, lying in Tumd Right Banner at the southern foot of Mt. Daqing.

Meidaizhao Lamasery, built by a former Mongolian leader named Alatanhan in Ming Dynasty, was his official residence as well as a temple where people and Buddha live together. The lamasery was first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), being a Lamaism center in Inner Mongolia. What is peculiar about the lamasery is that it was constructed imitating the Han style architecture in Central China and combining with elements of Tibetan and Mongolian buildings.

Meidaizhao Lamasery has a total area of 4,000 square meters and it is unique in architecture. There are out-extended seats on four corners, on which stands corner towers. After entering the gateway, tourists will see the Hall of Sakyamuni and there are colorful frescos vividly painted on both sides of the hall. Those frescos enjoy high artistic value. Next to the Hall of Sakyamuni stands a three-story high building, where Alatanhan and his wife receive worship.

Meidaizhao Lamasery is surrounded by long and thick walls, the total length of which is 681 meters. At the four corners of the walls are built the mounds extending out 11 meters, with a watchtower standing on each of them. The layout of Meidaizhao Lamasery serves for three purposes: prince's palace, temple for enshrining and worshiping Buddha, and castle. This is of great value to the study of the Mongolian history and architecture of the Ming Dynasty.