When Lingyin Temple was first founded, Buddhism was not popular, and everything was in its infancy. It was not until the auspicious day in Liang Wudi in the Southern Dynasties that the scale of Lingyin Temple was slightly objective. The living Buddha Jigong also became a monk here, but at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Lingyin Temple was destroyed and all the monks here were scattered.
Lingyin Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple in China, also known as Yunlin Temple, is located in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, with its back to Beifeng and facing Feilai Peak. Built in the first year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (326), it covers an area of about 87,000 square meters. The founder of Lingyin Temple is West Indian monk Huili. In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi granted land and expanded it. Qian Liu, King of wuyue in the Five Dynasties, asked Master Yongming to give him the name Lingyin New Temple.
Hangzhou's special food
1, Longjing shrimp
Longjing shrimp is a famous dish in Hangzhou, with bright color and fragrant taste. Longjing shrimp was cooked with fresh Longjing tea before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day. This shrimp is white and tender. The bud leaves are green, fragrant, elegant in color, unique in taste and endless in aftertaste, making it a must in hangzhou dishes.
2. Dongpo meat
Dongpo meat is found in Zhejiang cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Hubei cuisine and other cuisines, but every place is different. Dongpo meat is very famous in Hangzhou, some are cooked before burning, some are cooked before steaming, and some are stewed directly for juice.
3. West Lake vinegar fish
West Lake vinegar fish is a famous dish in Hangzhou with a long history, which can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. West Lake grass carp is selected as raw material. Before cooking, grass carp starve in the fish pond for a day, let it discharge all impurities and remove the soil. When cooking, the temperature requirement is very strict, so we must master it just right.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lingyin Temple