Baima Temple is the first temple built by the government after Buddhism was introduced into China. Its construction is closely related to the famous "Yongping Seeking Dharma" in the history of Buddhism in China. According to legend, Liu Zhuang, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, slept in the Nangong at night, and the dream god put white light on his head and flew around the temple. The next day, he learned that there was a Buddha in his dream, so he sent envoys Cai Yin and Qin Jing to worship Buddha in the western regions. Cai, Qin and others met with Kashmotong and Zhu Falan, the eminent monks of Tianzhu, in Yueshi (now Afghanistan). In the 10th year of Yongping (67), Cai and Qin invited Buddhist monks to come to China to preach Buddhism, and rode a white horse carrying Buddhist scriptures and statues to the capital Luoyang. Emperor Han Ming ordered the construction of a temple imitating Tianzhu style. In order to remember the merits of the White Horse, the temple was named "White Horse Temple".

Since the White Horse Temple, temples in China have been widely called temples, so the White Horse Temple is considered as the birthplace of Buddhism in China. Monks of all ages and even famous foreign monks came here to observe the scriptures and seek dharma, so Baima Temple was honored as "the ancestral court" and "the source of interpretation".

Since its completion, Baima Temple has been rebuilt several times, especially in the era of Wu Zetian. The White Horse Temple is a rectangular courtyard, facing south. The main buildings in the temple are King's Temple, Giant Buddha Hall, Daxiong Hall, Jieyin Temple, Pilu Pavilion and Yun Qi Tower. When you visit the White Horse Temple, you can not only enjoy the magnificent temples and lifelike Buddha statues, but also enjoy several scenic spots with vivid historical stories.