Most Impressive Temple around West Lake 🌿

I can’t vouch enough for the beauty of Shangtianzhu Temple, also known as Faxi Temple located in the lush green vegetation surrounding West Lake. It’s not as popular as other temples surrounding the lake BUT it’s the most impressive temple I’ve ever been to in China (Mind you, I’ve been to a lot!) Accessible by a mountain alley, Faxi Temple 法喜寺 offers a stunning view of the surroundings! 🌿🕊⛰ It was built on the slope of Tianzhu mountain. The atmosphere is so serene! It’s one of those temples where you really feel Zen and connected to nature. The temple is MASSIVE! The architecture is gorgeous and vividly colourful 😍 The walls of halls with deities are covered with beautiful paintings and carvings. The outside is decorated with streamers and lanterns. You’ll see monks walking around as it’s a Buddhist Temple. I was lucky to have a glimpse of a Buddhist prayer ceremony 🤲 The temple also has a vegetarian restaurant. I also spotted a souvenir shop at the exit. Entrance 🎟 ➡️ 10¥ only and you’re also given incense sticks. The ticket office is at the entrance or you can also buy tickets by scanning a QR code there with Alipay. Address ➡️ No. 338, Tianzhu Road (天竺路338 号） How to go ➡️ I took a taxi from Fengqi Road metro 🚇 station. It took about 30-40 mins to reach. Bear in mind that roads around West Lake are highly congested on the weekends) The taxi will most probably drop you off near the parking where you can access the mountain alley leading you to the entrance. #travellater #temple #templevisits #templetours #buddhisttemple #buddhism #hangzhoutravel #hangzhou #beautifuldestinations #chinatravel #asiatravel #asia