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* Huáyán University [[華嚴大學]] was located here from [[1914]] to about [[1916]] | * 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]] | * The Awakening Society [[覺社]] moved here from Shànghǎi [[上海]] in [[1919]] | ||
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| + | * The Hángzhōu Buddhist Society [[杭州佛學社]] ran here from [[1917]] | ||
== References and Resources == | == References and Resources == | ||
Revision as of 06:12, 20 July 2010
Hángzhōu 杭州
Other names include: Lín'ān 臨安, Qiántáng 錢塘, and Wǔlín 武林 |
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| Jiāngnán 江南 Region |
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Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott |
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The history of Hángzhōu 杭州 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.
Important Buddhist Sites
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
Other Notes
References and Resources
- Blue River (Lower Course of the) map showing railway link between Hángzhōu, Shànghǎi and Nánjīng in 1912.
