No 1 Yanggong Causeway, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, China
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Elan Inn, side view above bank
shrimps
Omed thinking about the meaning of life
Detail of temple architecture
Recently l saw two monuments showing the change of an era. A statue stands on shore of West Lake. It is for died soldier in Shanghai in the war against Japan aggression. In that fight they heavy losses on enemies and themselves died over 2000. It tells us do not forget history.
30 minutes from City center by car. We rent a boat maximum for 6. It was okay... personally I was a little bit disapointed by the view. besides, the water was not always clean.. But my friends seems like it.
The place was huge.. we spent 2 hours finished not even a half. i think it's good enough. nothing very special of the rest. If you like hiking.. you can also follow the map (comes with the ticket) walking by yourself.. if there is enough time. They closed early at 4pm.. be sure to you get yourself out of there by then.
This temple is without doubt a premier showpiece in the West Lake environs and is notable also as one of the ten most famous Buddhist temples of China. The presence of a temple on this site can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 AD) when, according to local legend, Hui Li, an Indian monk, came to the area where he was inspired by the spiritual nature of the scenery to be found here. To his mind this had to be a dwelling of the Immortals and so he gave the temple a name "Ling Yin" (Temple of the Soul's Retreat). At its peak under the Kingdom of Wuyue (907-978), the temple boasted nine multi-storey buildings, 18 pavilions, 72 halls, more than 1300 dormitory rooms, inhabited by more than 3000 monks. It has been rebuilt no less than sixteen times since then. The current buildings are modern restorations of late Qing buildings. During the Cultural Revolution, the temple and grounds suffered some damage at the hands of Red Guards. However, they escaped large scale destruction partly because of the protection of Premier Zhou Enlai.
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