Lingyin Temple Tour Guide Hangzhou Lingyin Temple Tour Route

Lead: When it comes to Lingyin Temple, many people may think of seeing the great Legend of Jigong since childhood. It is said that Lingyin Temple is the place where Jigong became a monk. Some people say that if you go to Hangzhou, you will see the West Lake and Lingyin. Some people say that if you don't go to Lingyin, Hangzhou, you haven't been to Hangzhou. So, what's worth going to Lingyin Temple? Come on, the answer is in the Lingyin Temple Travel Guide below!

About Lingyin Temple

It is adjacent to the West Lake. It is the earliest Buddhist temple in China and one of the top ten ancient temples in China. It has preserved many exquisite cultural relics of various dynasties. Hanging on the King's Hall is a plaque inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, which is treasured in the Hall. There are many strange caves and valleys on the mountain, which are covered with Buddhist grottoes statues since the Five Dynasties. They are rare art treasures of ancient grottoes in southern China. This is the home of Jigong, and it is said that prayer is very effective. Every day pilgrims come to worship Buddha and pray.

Tickets

Feilaifeng: 45. yuan, Lingyin Temple: 3. yuan.

1. To enter Lingyin Temple, you must first buy tickets for Feilaifeng Scenic Area.

2. Admission to Feilaifeng Scenic Area is free before 5:3 in the morning.

3. There are no student tickets.

time to stop selling tickets: 17: 3; Check-in time: 17:45.

Opening hours

6: 3-18: 15 (January 1-December 31, Monday to Sunday

Tip:

Buddha's Birthday Festival, Wang Shuo and national holidays, open the door 3 minutes earlier in the morning.

it opens on the 14th and 3th nights of the lunar calendar and closes at 2 am the next day.

Location of scenic spots: No.1 Fayun Lane, Lingyin Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

Transportation

1. Take the train to Hangzhou Metro Station, and then take bus Y2 to Lingyin. Fare, 3 yuan.

2. There are buses in the city: No.7, No.87, No.1, No.2 and No.4, and get off at Lingyin Station.

Buddhist activities in Lingyin Temple

Laba Festival

Distributing Laba porridge is a tradition of Lingyin Temple, a thousand-year-old temple in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. On the Laba Festival in 215, Lingyin Temple no longer sent porridge in the temple. Lingyin Temple shifted the focus of porridge outside the temple to places where special groups such as welfare homes and nursing homes are located.

Water and Land Conference

Every year in September of the lunar calendar, Lingyin Temple holds a water and land conference.

The Land and Water Conference is mainly about six sentient beings, namely, water, land and air. With the virtues of all Buddhas, we are willing to make contributions, so that the good roots of those present can grow and last forever. Pray for the dead to live in the pure land and board the Federation as soon as possible. The scale of victorious joining forces is the biggest and most extraordinary large-scale Buddhist activity in the history of Buddhism in China. The land and water conference of Lingyin Temple lasted for seven days, and Buddhist ceremonies such as chanting and repentance were held every day to repay the believers for eliminating disasters.

One-day tour of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou

Recommended tour route: Feilaifeng-Lingyin Temple-yongfu temple-West Lake cruise-Santan silver moon, Huagang and other scenic spots around the West Lake-Leifeng Tower.