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Lingyin Temple
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Lingyin Temple, (灵隐寺 Língyǐn Sì)— Meaning "heart of the soul's retreat", this temple west of the West Lake is an active Buddhist temple at the bottom of a hill. Nearby you can take a chairlift (40RMB up and downd) to the top of the hill where there is another temple (walking up is also an easy set of stairs below the chairlift). This is one of the 3 oldest and most famous temples in China. There are hundreds of Buddhist stone statues carved into the cliffs in the "Peak Flying from Afar" section next door. You first have to enter the "Peak Flying from Afar" section (45 RMB) and there is an extra fee for Lingyin Temple (30 RMB).
