This is out of order, but we were too rushed leaving Hohhot to post these pictures of a temple we visited on our last full day there. We had to be careful to be respectful and quiet there, as there were monks chanting inside. We were allowed to walk around inside their worship room, but we couldn't take indoor pictures. As we walked through, our guide spun each of the cylinders (maybe they were prayer wheels?) as we passed. You can see a picture of Naomi and Ruth standing near one of these cylinders in an entranceway. There were high thresholds in each entranceway which we were supposed to step over but not on. There was also a raised platform which, if you walked around the edge of it counter-clockwise, was supposed to give you long life. We were not at the temple long, but it was very interesting and beautiful.
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