Hangzhou Lingyin Temple offers free cultural sharing to attract more attention
2025-12-02
At 7am on December 1st, the winter morning light illuminated the outline of the North Peak. At the entrance of Lingyin Feilaifeng Scenic Area in Hangzhou, tourists have lined up. This treasure, which carries the reputation of world cultural heritage and millennium Buddhist grotto art, is officially open to tourists for free. Starting from that day, Hangzhou Lingyin Feilaifeng Scenic Area officially implemented a free admission policy and opened to the public for free. This free admission covers the entire Lingyin Feilaifeng Scenic Area, including famous cultural attractions such as Lingyin Temple, Yongfu Temple, and Taoguang Temple. In the team, Guo Xiaodong, who came all the way from Chengde, Hebei, said, "I came to Hangzhou specifically and heard that Lingyin Feilaifeng is free of charge. It's a great opportunity to visit this thousand year old ancient temple." He and his travel companions were pleasantly surprised by this policy that benefits the people. Inside Lingyin Temple, the morning bell is melodious and incense is lingering; On Feilai Peak, separated only by a stream, the millennium stone carvings quietly tell another story of cultural integration. For a long time, many tourists have been accustomed to directly entering the temple to pray for blessings, while hastily leaving the largest group of grotto statues in the Jiangnan region out of sight. Nowadays, with the free opening of the scenic area, this stone carving treasure trove carrying a rich history is attracting more tourists' attention. The 115 niches and over 390 stone carvings of Feilai Peak are distributed among the cliffs and caves, with exquisite and delicate carving art, blending with the local culture, artistic aesthetics, and landscape gardens of Jiangnan, forming a unique charm. Statue making not only carves faith, but also carves the heart of literature. Bai Juyi wrote "The Record of Cold Spring Pavilion" here, Su Shi recited "Everywhere in the mountains and rivers is a place to stay, I love to hide my spirit and fly alone", Wang Anshi used the scenery to express his emotions "not afraid of floating clouds covering my eyes"... The cliff carvings from the Tang Dynasty to the Republic of China are like "messages" that cross time and space, gathering into the profound cultural heritage of Feilai Peak, making it a precious cultural treasure trove of Jiangnan. History is sedimented in stone carvings and reactivated in contemporary life. This is the background prototype of the fierce battle between the 'Heavenly Mandate Man' in 'Black Myth: Wukong'... "In front of the 32nd statue of Yuan Dynasty Vajrayana Bodhisattva, a travel blogger enthusiastically explained to his phone screen. The explosive popularity of domestic 3A games has given a new era footnote to this Yuan Dynasty "Fan style" statue wearing a crown and smiling, and has also attracted more and more young people to experience the beauty of stone carving art in person. On the banks of Cold Spring Creek, Ms. Lu, a local of Hangzhou, is searching for a photo location from 20 years ago. With a click, the old and new photos overlap at this moment. Lingyin Feilai Peak is not only a scenery at my doorstep, but also a mark engraved in my memories of growing up, "she said with a smile. The free admission policy has made this sense of closeness at my doorstep more genuine and natural. Hangzhou resident Zhang Yiwen claimed to be a "senior ticket enthusiast" and showed reporters his collection of Lingyin Feilaifeng tickets from previous years. On the face of the ticket, the image of the cloth bag Maitreya has evolved several times, outlining a unique urban memory. From 'ticket based entry' to 'free ticket sharing', it reflects the broad mindedness of a city. ”Zhang Yiwen said that from the free opening of West Lake Ring Park in 2002 to the free admission of Lingyin Feilai Peak today, it can be seen that Hangzhou has inherited and deepened the concept of people-oriented and returning the lake to the people. Free admission does not mean free management. ”Yang Shangqi, Director of the Party and Government Office of Lingyin Management Office in Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area, said that the scenic area will optimize management through intelligent means such as real name reservation and time-sharing tours to ensure the experience of tourists and the order of the scenic area. The value of cultural heritage lies not only in being admired, but also in being perceived, inherited, and shared. The free admission of Lingyin Feilaifeng Scenic Area allows the vast Buddhist art and profound historical context to naturally "fly into ordinary people's homes" through a long-distance visit, a dialogue that transcends time and space, and a photo that carries memories. (New Society)
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