[2024 Hangzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Manaosi (Updated Oct)

It's hard not to be tempted by such an agate temple!

🌟Highlights: The Agate Temple is located on Geling Road in the middle section of Beishan Street along the West Lake in Hangzhou. It was originally built in the third year of the Kaibao era during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion, and rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty. The existing old buildings are remnants from the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1874), mainly including the mountain gate, wing rooms, and gardens, etc. The central hall no longer exists, with only a few stone pillar ruins remaining. 📍Detailed address: Agate Temple 🚉Transportation strategy: Self-driving: Navigate directly to Agate Temple 🕙Business hours: Tuesday to Sunday 8:30-16:30 ❤Recommended reason: Admission: Free 📝Note tips: 1: Pay attention to safety when taking photos 2: Do not litter, protect nature. 3: Remember to drink more water to prevent heatstroke.

The cherry blossoms at the Agate Temple have an added touch of elegance

After the continuous rainy days of February, Hangzhou is about to enter the blooming season. The tulips in Prince Bay Park have already been planted, and the cherry blossoms throughout the city are ready to burst forth. Unlike the vast cherry blossom forests, the few trees at the Agate Temple are what I want to recommend this year. The cherry blossoms here, nestled between the attic eaves, possess an extra hint of elegance, presenting an even more ancient and melancholic beauty. Moreover, it's very close, just by the Beishan Street of the West Lake, and relatively less known. Address: Agate Temple (Free)

What's Taiziwan? I prefer the lesser-known cherry blossom temple by the West Lake!

The weather in Hangzhou is gradually warming up~🥰 The air is filled with the scent of spring. When it comes to flower viewing and cherry blossom viewing, everyone thinks of Taiziwan, 🤔 but the Agate Temple on the north side of West Lake is also very good! It's quiet and less crowded here, 😃 with a few huge cherry blossom trees. Whether it's sunny or rainy, it's super beautiful! 🚶 If you come on a weekday, you can even enjoy the joy of having the place to yourself~ Walking up the bluestone steps, 👀 you can see moss, begonias, willows, and red camellias along the way... The centuries-old cherry blossoms in the temple have an indescribable Chinese beauty. 😍 Ancient pavilions, wooden window flowers, green wall tiles... 👏 Rainy days are always annoying, but that afternoon, facing the cherry blossoms after the rain, I felt particularly calm and even wanted to stay in the rain. 🌧 📍Agate Temple 📍No. 17, Geling Road, Beishan Street, West Lake District 🕰8:30-16:30 📷Fuji xs10+35mm f1.4

I came to Hangzhou for 6 months, and for the first time, I knew that there was such a place. I came to the Geling Tea Room and saw that the customer was attracted by the cherry blossoms that went down the mountain to explore the wall. I went back and looked at it. Entering this, I know that this is an ancient temple, the Agate Temple, and the Memorial Hall of Wenzou. There are few people here, just sitting quietly, watching the cherry blossoms quietly, quietly in a daze. Hangzhou Manau Temple is located on the Geling Road in the middle section of Beishan Street along the West Lake in Hangzhou. The entire temple was rebuilt for the former site. Covering an area of about 9,000 square meters, the whole garden is built on the hills, with powder walls and tiles, hidden in lush old trees. It is an ancient Buddhist temple in the scenic spot of West Lake in Hangzhou. The ancient trees in the agate temple are shaded, and an ancient urn outside the garden gate has been 1600 years old. Ascend to the highest point in the park, and the scenery of the West Lake is unobstructed.