Zhizhe Temple
智者寺
A thousand-year-old temple on the southern slope of Beishan, founded in the Liang dynasty of the Southern Dynasties, with a stele inscribed by Lu You, an ancient ginkgo tree and a mountain stream beside it.
Zhizhe Temple sits in Zhizhe Valley on the southern slope of Mount Beishan in Jinhua. Founded during the Putong era of the Liang dynasty of the Southern Dynasties (c. 520–527), it was once a renowned temple in southern China. Southern Song poet Lu You wrote the “Record of the Construction of Zhizhe Temple,” and the stele survives today. The temple has been rebuilt, with its halls built into the mountain, and the setting is serene. In front stand ancient ginkgo trees, which turn golden in autumn, and a mountain stream. Admission is free, and a visit takes about one hour. It is about 20 minutes by taxi from the city center and can be a stop on the way up to the Shuanglong Scenic Area on Beishan.
Opening hours
About 07:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Huang Daxian Ancestral Palace
- Binghu Cave
- Shuanglong Cave
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Shiwang Mansion
- Bayong Tower & Wuzhou Ancient City
- Yanweizhou Park & China Wu Opera House
- Underground River of Mount Liudong
- Lanxi Old Town & Lan River