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Lingyin Temple
Lingyin Temple is set among wooded hills and grotto carvings, forming one of Hangzhou's most important Buddhist cultural landscapes.
Why it matters
Lingyin Temple
Founded in the Eastern Jin period, Lingyin Temple is a major centre of Buddhist culture in Hangzhou. Its halls sit in a wooded valley beside the Feilai Peak grotto carvings, bringing architecture, sculpture, worship and landscape together.
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- 01The grotto carvings of Feilai Peak
- 02Temple halls arranged through a wooded valley
- 03Living Buddhist ritual and worship
Hangzhou · Lingyin Temple
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