Visiting Hangzhou without exploring this 1,000-year-old temple? Our Lingyin Temple prayer guide helps you make your wishes come true.

If you're traveling to Hangzhou, the 1,000-year-old Lingyin Temple is a must-visit. It's home to Feilai Peak, the largest grotto sculpture site in Jiangnan, as well as Taoguang Temple, Yongfu Temple, Faxi Temple, and Sansheng Stone. Taoguang Temple is a 1,000-year-old temple in Chaogouwu on Beigao Peak, famous for its ocean views. Yongfu Temple, west of Lingyin Temple, is a Tang Dynasty temple known as the "No. 1 blessed land of Qiantang." Faxi Temple is the largest of the three Tianzhu temples and is renowned as the "No. 1 Guanyin sanctuary" for answered prayers. Sansheng Stone is a Tang Dynasty relic next to Tianzhu Fajing Temple, engraved with the legend of "three lifetimes" of love. Beyond sightseeing, the main highlight is praying at Lingyin Temple to feel the power and good fortune of Chinese mysticism. This Lingyin Temple prayer guide covers the prayer route, introductions to each hall, which bodhisattva is enshrined where, and what to pray for at each one. Everything explained clearly—be sure to save it!