# Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery

> Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery (LSJZ1-52) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2004. Built in the early 20th century.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E5%8F%A4%E5%9F%8E%E4%BD%B3%E8%AF%9D-%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91-%E6%AF%93%E7%A7%80%E5%BA%B5
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery** (毓秀庵) is a religious building in Hangzhou, China, built in the early 20th century. The city declared it a protected historic building on 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-52 in the first batch of 75.

## What the listing says

![Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery](https://hangzhoumemory.org/photos/lsjz1-52.webp)

*Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery (毓秀庵). Photo: 猫猫的日记本, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuxiu_Buddhist_Nunnery_01_2014-03.JPG).*

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in early Republic of China, it was a private Buddhist Nunnery.

## Key facts

**Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ1-52 |
| Chinese name | 毓秀庵 |
| Batch | [First batch](/first-batch), announced 24 May 2004 |
| Built | Early 20th century |
| Listed address | 北山路37号 |
| Type | [Temples and churches](/temples-and-churches) |

## Where it fits

Hangzhou has been a centre of Buddhism for more than a thousand years, and the list includes former temple sites, nunneries and halls as well as a Protestant church of the 1920s. Many of these buildings lost their religious use in the twentieth century and served as schools, factories or homes; the listing protects what survives of their halls and courtyards. [All the temples and churches on the list](/temples-and-churches).

It belongs to the [first batch](/first-batch), announced on 24 May 2004: 75 buildings, from Republican-era villas around West Lake to lane houses, temples and churches in the old city.

## What the listing protects

A listed building may not be altered, moved or demolished without approval. Under the [regulations in force since 1 October 2013](/protection-regulations), each listed building has a protection plan and a sign put up by the city, and falls into one of three protection categories, from keeping its main exterior features to keeping its exterior, plan, structure and details.

Its owner, or for a state-owned building its user, is responsible for upkeep and repairs, and a repair plan must be approved first. The listing does not open a building to the public: most listed buildings are still homes, offices, schools or shops.

## On the same street

- [Xing Lu Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/省庐): LSJZ1-51, 1930s
- [Baoqing Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古城佳话-历史建筑-抱青别墅): LSJZ1-53, between 1911 and 1949
- [Wang's Mansion](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/王庄): LSJZ1-54, between 1911 and 1949
- [Chunrun Lu Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/春润庐): LSJZ1-55, 1920s
- [The Former Site of Zhaoxian Temple](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/招贤寺旧址): LSJZ1-57, founded in the tang dynasty; rebuilt in the qing dynasty
- [Xi Lu Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/息庐): LSJZ1-58, 1920s
- [Jiyi Villa](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/集艺楼): LSJZ1-59, 1930s
- [Pan's Mansion](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/潘宅): LSJZ1-60, between 1911 and 1949

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of first batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_batch_of_declared_historic_buildings_in_Hangzhou), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
- Chinese name, period, address and remarks: Chinese Wikipedia, [杭州市历史建筑](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/杭州市历史建筑), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Listing: Hangzhou municipal government notice 杭政办函〔2004〕154号 of 24 May 2004.
- Photo: 猫猫的日记本, [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), from [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yuxiu_Buddhist_Nunnery_01_2014-03.JPG). Photos credited to "hangzhoumemory" or "Laohangzhou" were uploaded by the former heritage portal; Hangzhou Memory is not connected with it.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Where is Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery?

The city's list gives its address as 北山路37号, Hangzhou. Chinese map apps and taxi drivers will recognise the address in Chinese.

### When was Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery declared a historic building?

On 24 May 2004, as number LSJZ1-52 in the first batch of 75 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政办函〔2004〕154号).

### What does LSJZ1-52 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 1 is the batch and 52 its place in that batch.