Before reaching the Lingyin Temple, visitors will pass through this long line of grotto and religious rock carvings on the Peak Flying From Afar. As we continued along a wonderful walkway, we bought another ticket (RMB 30 per person) for the admittance to the Lingyin Temple, which is located on the right side before the temple's entrance gate.

The Lingyin Temple also known as either "Temple of the Soul's Retreat" or "Temple of Inspired Seclusion" was constructed in 326 AD at the foot of Lingyin Mountain and has a history of over 1,600 years. It is one of the most famous Buddhist temples of China. The temple consists of three grand halls such as the Heavenly Kings Hall, the Great Sage Hall and the Medicine Buddha Hall.



Upon entering to the temple complex, the first thing that you will see is the impressive 60-feet height of the Hall of the Heavenly Kings, which is a double-eaved building. The principal Buddha here is the is Matreiya or also known as the Laughing Buddha.

Then we walked up the cement stairway to the another pavilion which is the Medicine Buddha Hall.




We came upon to the Grand Hall of the Great Sage which is triple eaved and stands 33.6 metres tall. In the middle of the hall, there is a statue of sakyamuni with 24.8 meters high and is carved out of 24 pieces of camphor wood.