Lying in Tumd Right Banner at the southern foot of Mt. Daqing, and some 50 kilometers from the city of Baotou, Meidaizhao was built in 1575 for Andahan of the Ming Dynasty, the 17th generation of Genghis Khan, a leader of the Mongol tribe in ancient China.

The lamasery has an area of 40,000 square meters. It 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.