# Muchan Jingshe Temple

> Muchan Jingshe Temple (LSJZ3-51) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2007. Built in the 1930s. Chinese name: 慕禅精舍.

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%85%95%E7%A6%85%E7%B2%BE%E8%88%8D
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Muchan Jingshe Temple** (慕禅精舍) is a religious building in Hangzhou, China, built in the 1930s. The city declared it a protected historic building on 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-51 in the third batch of 70.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed in the 1930s, it is a courtyard-style nunnery building in wood and brick-clad, embodying the transition from traditional to contemporary style.

## Key facts

**Muchan Jingshe Temple at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ3-51 |
| Chinese name | 慕禅精舍 |
| Batch | [Third batch](/third-batch), announced 6 March 2007 |
| Built | 1930s |
| 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 [third batch](/third-batch), announced on 6 March 2007: 70 buildings, including stone-gate lanes east of West Lake, Republican-era shops, and the canal-side houses and transfer firms of Xixing and Changhe.

## 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.

## Next to it on the list

- [Old Lingci Bridge](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/古灵慈桥-2): LSJZ3-50, 1795 during the qing dynasty
- [“Jiatao Xianguan” Villa at Baita Ling Area](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/白塔岭-驾涛仙馆): LSJZ3-52, between 1911 and 1949

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of third batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third_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 杭政函〔2007〕51号 of 6 March 2007.
- The text of this page is available under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

## Frequently asked questions

### When was Muchan Jingshe Temple declared a historic building?

On 6 March 2007, as number LSJZ3-51 in the third batch of 70 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2007〕51号).

### What does LSJZ3-51 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 3 is the batch and 51 its place in that batch.