Brief information on Feilai Peak  

Feilai Peak stands in front of the Ling Yin Temple in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. There are many legends about the peak’s name. One of the most popular legends goes that an Indian monk once came to the valley, was very surprised to see the shape of the peak was very similar to one in India, and also that kind of peak is rarely seen in China. He therefore insisted that the peak was flown over to china from India. To fortify his statement, he said, there were two monkeys in one cave of the mountain. When the two monkeys finally were found, the Feilai (‘Flown over’ peak’s name was created.

Feilai Peak, unlike any other surrounding mountains, has various caves formed through underground water erosion, such as the Dragon cave, Yuru cave and the Shexu cave, each with its own legendary story Multifarious grotesque stones with various shapes on the peak, like charming dragons, running elephants, prostrate tigers and frightened monkeys make the peak like a zoo of stone animals.

Feilai Peak faces the southern slope of the Lingyin Temple, scattered with more than 340 Buddhist stone statues, and many rare grotto arts in the southern area of the Yangtze River, which can compare beauty with the Dazu cave in Sichuan province. The most noticeable feature is the Buddhist image Maitreya with a smiling face, bare breast and belly; the biggest stone statue on the Feilai Peak as well as a representative of Song dynasty art.
 

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Feilai Peak if you plan to visit Feilai Peak and have language problems.

   

Hours: 06:00 - 18:00
Address:  In front of Linyin Temple, Linyin Rd.West Lake District
Transportation: Buses: 7, 807; Tourist Bus No. 1, 2 and 4 (get off at Lingyin bus stop)