On April 8 and 9, 2026, a committee of the Qinghai Provincial People’s Congress visited Arou Great Monastery in Qilian County as part of research for revising the province’s regulations on Tibetan Buddhist affairs. The delegation also visited Guomi Monastery and Bai Fo Monastery in Haiyan County. At Arou, the published account says the group learned about monastery management, religious activities, financial disclosure and cultural-relic protection. The visit brings a specific set of responsibilities into view: the care of a religious institution, the conduct of its activities and the stewardship of objects and buildings.
From the journal
Arou Monastery and the Work of Stewardship
A 2026 provincial legislative visit at Arou Great Monastery examined management, religious activities, financial disclosure and cultural relic protection as part of a wider review of religious-affairs rules in Haibei.
A visit focused on daily stewardship
Local rules meet local responsibilities
The published recommendations covered monastery staffing, approval procedures for cross-regional religious activities, qualifications for religious personnel, financial disclosure and audits. They also called for ecological protection and ethnic-unity work to be included in everyday monastery management in Haibei. These proposals arose during a provincial review of rules for Tibetan Buddhist affairs. At Arou, the committee examined management, religious activities, finances and relic protection—the practical responsibilities considered in the local legislative process.