HangZhou

““Oriental Pearl”Oriental Pearl”

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Leifeng Pagoda collapsed in 1924

Rebuilt in 2002

Broken Bridge

 1.meeting 2.get married

The Story of White Snake

6.steal the ganoderma5.change back to snake

3.life after marriage 4.abbot

9.pagoda destroyed 10.rescued

7.fight 8. captured

What she defends is the freedom for women to love

Six Harmonies Pagoda

1.The harmony of body,mind,speech,opinion,wealth and abstinence from temptation

2.The harmony of six directions of the universe—north,south,east,west,heaven and earth

The oldest temple of Hangzhou.The presence of a temple on this site can be traced back to the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420AD) .

Lingyin Temple has solemn Buddhism principles, attracting lots of people who come to pay homage. It is one of the top ten Buddhist temples of China.

Lingyin Temple

A statue of Sakyamuni with an overall height of 24.8 metres (82 feet).

One of the largest wooden statues in China and is covered with gold leaf.

Peak Flying from Afar and Grotto Carvings

Grotto Carvings: The products of Buddhism. Originating from India, they date back some 2,230 Years to the Asoka times, when Buddhists built cave temples in which they could practise self-cultivation. Devout Buddhists got sculptures done inside the caves.

Peak Flying from Afar: the largest collection and best-known stone carvings dating from the Five Dynasties ,Song and Yuan Dynasties (10th

~14th century)in southeast China.

Amitabha Buddha

Earliest carvings done in 951 Three Three Saints of the WestSaints of the West

Maitreya BuddhaMaitreya Buddha

the representative statue of the

Southern Song Dynasty (12th century)

Bodhisattva with Three Faces and Eight Arms:

a masterpiece of high artistic value

of the Yuan Dynasty (13th century )

By Tian Chunxia 2008.7.