Day 1 Hangzhou → Tiantai → Hangzhou
07:00
Meet opposite Exit A of Binkang Road Subway Station and sign in
10:00
07:30 Depart for Tiantai County
This old county road has been preserved by time and ignored by tourists. Few people pay attention to this old street on Tiantai Road - Zhongshan Road. If you like visiting old streets, China-TravelNote should not miss it!
This street has traces of various dynasties. On Zhongshan East Road, there are ancient buildings such as Guanyin Hall, Miaohua Tower, and Ancestral Hall.
cw recommended route: Yingtai ➡️Chen Clan Ancestral Hall ➡️Guanyin Hall ➡️Miaohualou Residential Complex ➡️Confucius Temple ➡️Yongqing Street ➡️Jiangjun Temple ➡️Wumenliuxu
The whole tour takes about 2 hours, and you can arrange lunch at your own leisure. If you like the hustle and bustle, you can go to the Zhexi Old Street, which is an imitation of the ancient street, where you can enjoy the quietness or bustle of the street.
13:00
Then we drove to Guoqing Temple, which was first built in the 18th year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (598 AD). It was originally named Tiantai Temple, and later it was renamed Guoqing Temple with the meaning of "If the temple is built, the country will be peaceful."
Built by Yang Guang, Prince of Jin, in the 18th year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui Dynasty to honor Master Zhizhe for receiving the Bodhisattva precepts, the Bao'en Pagoda has six sides and nine levels. Aside from the intricately carved Buddha statues on the brick walls, the pagoda lacks the typical pointed capital. Suggested Tour Route: Parking Lot - Observation Deck (Viewing Rice Fields and the Sui Dynasty Pagoda from a Distant View) - Seven Buddha Pagodas - Hanshi Pavilion - Teaching and Observation General - Twin Streams Returning to the West - Sui Dynasty Temple - Mountain Gate - Maitreya Hall - Yuhua Hall - Main Hall - Plum Pavilion - Dharma Milk Pavilion - Medicine Buddha Hall - Guanyin Hall - Memorial Hall for the Founders of the Sino-Korean Tiantai Sect - Sutra Pillar - Three Sages Hall - Miaofa Hall - Cultural Relics Room - Arhat Hall - Three Saints Hall - Anyang Hall - Single-Brushed Goose-Character Stele - Jialan Hall - Fish Joy Kingdom - Exit. Duration: approximately 2-2.5 hours.
3:30 PM
The temple began to clear out and close the gates, and we prepared to get on the bus and return.
6:30 PM
Back to the starting point of Binkang Road, the activity ends here!
