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Huili Temple 惠力寺Huìlì Sì
National heritage site · Jiaxing, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jiaxing
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Huili Temple
A Buddhist temple on the southern slope of Xishan (Ziwei Hill) in central Haining, founded in the Eastern Jin period in about 373–375 and given its present name in 1009. Most buildings are recent rebuilds, but the Mahavira Hall dates from 1922, and in front of the temple stand two octagonal stone sutra pillars of 874, about 5 m tall, carved with coiled dragons and flying apsaras.
How to get to Huili Temple
In Xishan Park in Xiashi, central Haining, under 1 km from Haining railway station.
Nearby
- Wuzhen Water Town 乌镇 30 km
Stone bridges and lantern-lit canals in a water town that's best after dark
Also within 20 km: Wangdian Soviet-Style Granaries 王店粮仓群 (10 km), Majiabang Site and Museum 马家浜遗址 (20 km), Chen Gelao Mansion 陈阁老宅 (20 km).
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