Hangzhou: More Than Just West Lake

How many surprises are hidden in the mountains around West Lake? I only knew about the Hangzhou hiking route before, but today I found a cave exploration route that is just as good as the hiking route.
☀️Except for the Phoenix Temple, which is closed for renovations, and the Tongxuan Temple and Shilong Cave, which I couldn't find, I basically visited all the other spots, and even exceeded my expectations.
Day 1
➡️The stone statues in Hangzhou have always been overlooked, possibly because they were commonly restored in the past. There are many statues in the Feilai Peak and the Yixia Three Caves, and although a large part of them have been restored and re-carved, they are indeed an indispensable part of the history of Chinese grottoes: the Yuan Dynasty statues.
⛰️Pass through Aman from Feilai Peak to find the hidden 🦍Huyuan Cave and 🕳️Huizhou Cave, and then walk along the road of the Buddhist Academy, which is not shown on the map, to Faxi Temple.
🚗Take a taxi to the Yixia Three Caves, and go all the way down to Yixia Cave, Shuile Cave, and Shiwu Cave. A flashlight 🔦 is an essential tool.
➡️Finally, end the day at Zhakou White Pagoda.

Day 2
Start in the morning from Hangzhou Museum➡️Ruanggong Temple Cliff Stone Carvings➡️Ganhua Rock Carved Poems➡️Ziyang Mountain Cliff Stone Carvings➡️Mahakala Statue of Baocheng Temple
Tongxuan Temple Statues➡️Shifo Temple➡️Yunjushan Cliff Stone Carvings➡️Fantian Temple Stone Sutra Pillar➡️Shengguo Temple Ruins (Statues)➡️Paiyashi Poetry Carvings➡️Lao Yuhuang Palace➡️Ciyunling Statues➡️South Guanyin Cave➡️Tianlong Temple Statues
Hangzhou is more than just West Lake and Lingyin Temple.

Post by aurelianightingale95 | May 1, 2025