Garden Songzanlin Monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yunnan Province and one of the famous monasteries in Kham. It is also the center of Huangjiao in Sichuan and Yunnan. It plays a decisive role in the entire Tibetan area and is known as the "little monastery". Potala Palace". The temple is built on the mountain and looks like an ancient castle. It is a collection of Tibetan plastic arts and is also known as the "Tibetan Art Museum".

The temple, also known as Guihua Temple, is 5 kilometers away from Zhongdian County. It is a group of ancient castles on the scale of an ancient town. It was built in 1679 AD (the eleventh year of the Yin Sheep in the Tibetan calendar) and completed in 1681 AD (the year of the Yin Iron Rooster). The fifth Dalai Lama personally gave it the name "Gaden Songzanlin".

Legend has it that the temple site was determined by the Dalai Lama's divination and the gods said: "A clear spring appears in the deep woods, and golden swans descend from the sky to play in it." Therefore, when visitors enter the temple, they will see a clear spring that never dries up all year round, and can be seen frequently. Pairs of golden snipe come and go in pairs in the temple. The name of the temple was given by the fifth Dalai Lama. "Gadan" refers to the Gadan Temple founded by Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Yellow Sect; "Songzan" refers to the place where the three gods of heaven, Shi, Mengli and Lousu travel; "Lin" refers to the "temple". The whole meaning can be understood as: "All sutras and secrets are not completed at one time. In order to make the source of the untainted dharma continue to benefit all living beings and make them complete, this temple was specially built." Songzanlin Temple has become the highest institution of the political and religious system in the region, and has become a sacred monastery for the "Three Treasures" of Buddhism, Dharma and monks in Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan-Tibet areas. Believers from all over the country come to the north for pilgrimage in an endless stream all year round, and the incense is extremely prosperous.

Similar to the architectural style of Tibetan Buddhism, the two residential halls of Songzanlin Monastery, Zhacang and Jikang, stand high in the center, surrounded by buildings such as the Eight Great Halls and Monk Houses. It sets off the tallness and majesty of the main building. The main building is Dracang, which means monastery in Tibetan. It is a place where monks study classics and practice teachings. The back hall houses Tsongkhapa, Maitreya Buddha, and the Seventh Dalai Lama Bronze Buddha. It is more than three feet high and leads directly to the upper floor. There are eight Lacan rooms on the middle floor, namely the temples, the Dharma protector's hall, the Khenpo's room, the quiet room, the dining room, etc. The living room on the front floor is used for VIP banquets and watching the "Qiang Mu" (mask) dance. There is a Buddhist temple on the top floor of the main building, which houses the statues of the fifth Dalai Lama and the seventh Dalai Lama, as well as Beiye scriptures, thangkas, and handed down instruments. Directly south of the Buddhist hall is the towering Bell and Drum Tower. The drums are beaten to tell the time in the morning, noon and dusk, and the sound can be heard for ten miles.

The temple architecture embodies the essence of Tibetan religious culture. The architecture is magnificent, with gold-plated copper tiles in rich and colorful shapes. The temple has horns and beasts kissing the cornices. The Zhacang Hall is spacious and magnificent, and there are many Buddha statues enshrined in the hall: the Kun Pagoda is tall and sacred, and the west side on both sides The murals in the chamber are exquisitely carved.