Before the Ming Dynasty, Tayuan Temple was a courtyard of Xiantong Temple. In the fifth year of Yongle, Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was a concubine of Wanxing, possessing the most supreme enlightenment and wonderful wisdom of the ten directions, Puyingyou, th

Tayuan Temple was a part of Xiantong Temple before the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, Chengzu was awarded the title of the fifth generation Karmapa Living Buddha De Silver Association Ba "Ten Thousands of Actions possess the most supreme enlightenment and wonderful wisdom of the ten directions, and the Tathagata's great treasure Dharma King of the Western Heaven Freedom Buddha", the Tibetan Kagyu sent Lama Khalma to build a large-scale white pagoda. From the seventh to the tenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Li, and the eunuch Fan Jiang and Li You supervised the work, carried out comprehensive maintenance and decoration of the white pagoda. At the same time, the pagoda temple was redesigned and rebuilt, independent from the Xiantong Temple and named it Tayuan Temple.

The white pagoda in the temple is white, and the tower body is like an algae bottle. From a distance, the flags are tall and straight towards the blue sky, and the mountains and rivers are covered with energy and the five platforms are visible. The ancients said that this pagoda is high into the clouds, and the magic lamp candle at night is the most cool place. Master Zhencheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote a poem to praise: How misty the floating map is, it is outstanding in the Brahma Palace; the distant green mountains are the color of the lonely purple world; the golden bottle contains the moon in the sea, and the precious bell shakes the wind in the sky; since then, the spirit has been hidden for a long time, the divine country has been respected forever. The White Pagoda is a rare treasure and an orphan in the national pagoda architecture. It is a symbol of Mount Wutai and a great idol in the minds of Buddhist believers of pilgrimage. The Tayuan Temple is one of the five Zen forests in Mount Wutai and one of the ten Qingmiao temples. It is a key temple in the country.

On the evening of April 9, 1948, Chairman Mao led the central government to Zengluo Pagoda Garden on his way to Xibaipo . The next morning, local cadres accompanied him to inspect the Tayuan Temple, Shifangtang Temple and Mongolian-Tibet Cooperative. Vice Chairman Zhou Enlai also inspected the Bodhisattva Ding , Xiantong Temple, Luohu Temple, and ,000 Buddha Pavilion , and watched the cultural relics and historical sites such as Liangmo Hall, bronze hall, copper pagoda , and "Blooming and Buddha Showing".