Emperor issued an edict of converting the Palace of Peace and Harmony into a lamasery, and the following Buddhābhiṣeka (开光 Kaiguang) of the Buddhist figure was executed in 1745. Subsequently, the monastery became a residence for large numbers of Tibetan Buddhist monks from Mongolia and Tibet, and so the Yonghe Lamasery became the national centre of Lama administration. Since 1792, with the foundation of the Golden Urn, the Yonghe Temple also became a place for the Manchu government to exert control over the Tibetan and Mongolian lama reincarnations. The temple was the site of an armed revolt against the Chinese Nationalist government in 1929. After the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949, the temple was declared a national monument and closed for the following 32 years. It is said to have survived the Cultural Revolution due to the intervention of Premier Zhou Enlai. Reopened to the public in 1981, it is today both a functioning temple and highly popular tourist attraction in the city. Administration After the Yonghegong Temple was converted into a monastery, its management can be divided into two parts: administrative affairs management and religious affairs management. In terms of administration, the Yonghe Temple is treated as an imperial Tibetan Buddhist temple directly under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty. The emperor would appoint a prince or a junwang (second-rank prince) as the responsible of the temple's secular business, and delegate the actual management affairs to the Imperial Household Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The religious affair of the Yonghe Temple is handled by a Khenpo lama （管理雍和宫总堪布喇嘛） as the head of the monastery. This position is usually held by lamas from Tibet, and is higher in status than the usual Zhasake (Manchu: jasak i da lama) lamas. It is worth noting that since 1936, the term used to address the religious head of the Yonghe Temple has changed from khenpo to abbot (CN: 住持） Layout (Please see the map attached) Memorial Archway Imperial Carriage Pathway Toilet Zhaotai Gate Drum tower Bell tower West Stele Pavilion East Stele Pavilion West Ase Gate East Ase Gate Yonghe Gate Hall Four-Language Stele Pavilion Exoteric Hall Esoteric Hall Shilun Hall Medicine Hall Yonghegong Hal Yongyou Hall West Side Hall Eate Side Hall Falun Hall Jietai Building Panchen Building Wanfuge Pavilion Yansui Pavilion Yongkang Pavilion Yamudaga Building Zhaofo Building Suicheng Hall West Shunshan Building East Shunshan Building The Residence of