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* Jìngcí Temple 靜慈寺 is located near West Lake. It was originally built in the Wúyuè Dynasty (吳越國, 907-978 CE), and underwent extensive restoration in the 1980s. | * Jìngcí Temple 靜慈寺 is located near West Lake. It was originally built in the Wúyuè Dynasty (吳越國, 907-978 CE), and underwent extensive restoration in the 1980s. | ||
* Língyǐn Temple 靈隱寺, also called Yúnlín Chan Temple 雲林禪寺, is located north-west of the city. It was founded in the 4th century. | * Língyǐn Temple 靈隱寺, also called Yúnlín Chan Temple 雲林禪寺, is located north-west of the city. It was founded in the 4th century. | ||
| + | ** The Wulin Buddhist Seminary [[武林佛學院]] was located in the temple from [[1946]] to [[1948]] | ||
| + | ** Jùzàn [[巨贊]] studied here in the early 1930s | ||
* Bǎochù Pagoda 保俶塔 is located near West Lake. It was originally constructed in 963 and underwent extensive reconstruction in [[1933]]. | * Bǎochù Pagoda 保俶塔 is located near West Lake. It was originally constructed in 963 and underwent extensive reconstruction in [[1933]]. | ||
* Léifēng Pagoda 雷峰塔 is also located near West Lake. Built in 975, it collapsed in [[1924]] and was not rebuilt until 2002. | * Léifēng Pagoda 雷峰塔 is also located near West Lake. Built in 975, it collapsed in [[1924]] and was not rebuilt until 2002. | ||
| + | * Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] was located here from [[1914]] to about [[1916]] | ||
| + | * The Awakening Society [[覺社]] moved here from Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1919]] | ||
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Hángzhōu's history as a settled city spans over 2,200 years, and it has existed as a walled city since the Sui Dynasty. It is an important cultural and economic center in the Jiāngnán 江南 region.
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