Xiaoshan Old Town hides a garden with a history of 1690 years, named Jetavana Anathapindika's Garden

It was not until December 1, 2023, that it was officially opened to the public for free after many years of closed-door restoration! ✓【Highlights: Rich local practices】 ① The structure features seven layers of overlapping brackets, which are then fully painted with dragon patterns by artists ② The camel's hump is matched with a volume of one dou and two sheng, with multiple layers of flat arches stacked on top ③ An important part of the World Cultural Heritage "Grand Canal of China" ④ The relic stupa is housed in the Xiaoshan Museum ⑤ The famous "Jetavana Pagoda Shadow" no longer exists, and the relics from various dynasties... even the ancient monuments from the peak period of the Yuan dynasty are almost completely gone. ✓【Historic Site: Xiaoshan Jetavana Monastery】 Address: No. 22 Tiyu Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City Restoration: Reopened on December 1, 2023 Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 (Closed on Mondays/Sundays) Admission: Free Bus: 500 meters walk from Exit A2 of "Renmin Road" Station on Metro Line 2 ✓【Name Origin: Jetavana Anathapindika's Garden】 Derived from the Sanskrit Jetavana-Vihāra (Jetavana Anathapindika's Garden) The original site of "Jetavana Monastery" was located 5 li outside the southern gate of the ancient Indian capital of Sravasti in Kosala. ✓【Established: During the Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty】 In the sixth year of the Xianhe period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (331 AD), the local scholar Xu Xun donated his residence to build a monastery, initially named Chonghua Temple, and in the third year of the Zhiping period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1066 AD), it was granted the name "Jetavana Monastery". *Xu Xun attended the Orchid Pavilion Gathering with Wang Xizhi ✓【Size: Covers an area of 3064 square meters】 Composed of the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Sutra Repository, the Monks' Quarters, and the West Wing Rooms, the temple originally had two round pagodas and two square pagodas, and two relic copper pagodas from the Five Dynasties period were also unearthed. ✓【Layout: Traditional Zen Monastery Triple Halls】 The existing buildings such as the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, and the Sutra Repository were rebuilt during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and they are also one of the oldest and most intact buildings in Xiaoshan. In 2009, it was announced by the Hangzhou Municipal People's Government as a city-level cultural relics protection unit.