Yongfu Temple
An ancient temple of over 1,600 years, its five successive courtyards built up the hillside: hailed as the "Foremost Blessed Land of Qiantang," it pairs Buddhist chanting with tea culture; the Fuquan Tea House serves Longjing for leisurely sipping and conversation
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:30
- Ticket
- Included with Feilai Peak ticket
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
An ancient temple with over 1,600 years of history, its five successive courtyards built up the hillside: hailed as the "Foremost Blessed Land of Qiantang," it pairs Buddhist chanting with tea culture; the Fuquan Tea House serves Longjing for quiet sipping. Entry is included with the Feilai Peak ticket; open 08:00-17:30; located west of Lingyin Temple and far more tranquil than Lingyin — ideal for a half day of quiet retreat.
Getting there: West of Lingyin Temple
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More in Hangzhou
- Xixi National Wetland
Boat maze of reeds and water villages west of the city.
- West Lake
UNESCO lake of pagodas, causeways and arched bridges; boat or bike the shoreline.
- Lingyin Temple
Buddhist temple founded 326 AD amid grottoes of Song-era rock carvings.
- Longjing Tea Village
Terraced Dragon Well tea fields; tastings at family farms.
- West Lake Loop
A World Heritage Site (inscribed in 2011): an urban lake with misty hills on three sides and the city on the fourth, dredged in succession by two of its governors, Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo; Su Shi's verse "wishing to compare West Lake to the beauty Xi Shi" made it a byword for Eastern aesthetics
- Su Causeway & Bai Causeway
Su Causeway, 2.8 km long, was built from dredged silt when Su Shi dredged West Lake; six bridges span the lake, with peach trees and willows lining both banks—"Misty Willows over Six Bridges" is the top spring scene