The Namgyel Monastery in Wuchuan County of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region opened to the public for the first time after 10 years of construction on April 16, China News reported.

According to historical records, the monastery was originally built during Emperor Shunzhi's reign (1638-1661 A.D.) in the Qing Dynasty, and named as the Namgyel Monastery by Emperor Kangxi(1654-722 A.D.). Unfortunately, it was burned down during the late 1950s through the early 1970s.

The main hall, which was completed in September, 2007, and all of the 198 steps representing good luck have been rebuilt. Inside the monstery, there are the Four heavenly Kings, the Grand Sutra Hall honoring Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelup Sect of the Tibetan Buddhism, the Dharma Hall, the Meditation Room, the 19.6-meter-tall four-armed bronze statue of the Goddess of Mercy, the Tara Hall, the Mañjuśrī Hall, the Maitreya Hall, and the Eight-Treasure Pagoda.

Twelve monks currently reside in the Namgyel Monastery, which is located to the north of Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia. The abbot, Yunkong Gyatso, is the fourth reincarnation identified in 1991 of Rinpoche Gyumey Tankong Gyatso. He was born in 1979 in Xinghai County of the Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province.