Does Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou require reservation?

Required. Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou needs to make an appointment in advance, purchase Feilaifeng Scenic Area tickets in advance, and purchase temple tickets at the entrance of Lingyin Temple before entering. Through the official WeChat account of West Lake Scenic Spot, "West Lake Tourism", click "Scenic Spot Reservation" in the menu bar.

1. Lingyin Temple is an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple, also known as Yunlin Temple. It is located in Lingyin Scenic Area, West Lake Scenic Area, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is the earliest famous temple in Hangzhou and one of the top ten ancient temples of Zen Buddhism in China. It was founded in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326 AD). Lingyin Temple mainly consists of the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Pharmacist Hall, the Zhizhi Hall (Dharma Hall), and the Huayan Hall as the central axis. On both sides are the Five Hundred Arhat Hall, Jigong Hall, Liandeng Pavilion, Huayan Pavilion, Dabei Tower, and Abbot Hall. It consists of buildings and other buildings, covering an area of ??130 acres.

2. Lingyin Temple was particularly prosperous during the Five Dynasties. King Qian Liu of Wuyue ordered Master Yongming Yanshou to revitalize and develop the temple, build new stone buildings, Buddhist pavilions, Dharma halls and a hundred-foot Maitreya Pavilion, and confer the name Ling Yin. Yinxin Temple. In the 12th year of Tianfu in the Later Han Dynasty (947), Qian Hongfang, King of Wuyue, expanded Lingyin Temple. Later, in the 19th year of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty (1359), it was destroyed by war; in the third year of Hongwu (1370) and the fifth year of Xuande There were two fires (1430). In the third year of Longqing (1569), the whole temple was destroyed by thunder and fire, leaving only the Zhizhi Hall. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), Lingyin Temple suffered another fire, and only the main hall, Zhizhi Hall and other halls survived. In 1689, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty named Lingyin Temple "Yunlin Temple" during his southern tour. In the 6th year of the Republic of China (1917), the Dabei Pavilion was built. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), Cuiwei Pavilion, Chuncong Pavilion and Tianwang Hall were rebuilt. In the summer of 1952, the "Hangzhou Lingyin Temple Main Hall Restoration Committee" was formed by the Civil Affairs Department to take charge of the restoration work. In 1998, Master Muyu became the abbot of Lingyin Temple and rebuilt the Sutra Library and Luohan Hall. In 2007, Master Guangquan became the abbot of Lingyin Temple, strengthening temple management and promoting the development of charity and public welfare undertakings.

3. On May 3, 2013, the Lingyin Temple Stone Pagoda and Jingzhuang West Lake were approved by the State Council as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units. On November 6, 2020, Lingyin Temple won the honorary title of the 5th National 119 Advanced Fire Fighting Group. On September 18, 2021, Lingyin Temple was selected into the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection units.