# Architectural complex at the Site of Fantian Temple

> Architectural complex at the Site of Fantian Temple (LSJZ5-27) is a declared historic building of Hangzhou, listed in 2010. Built between 1911 and 1949.

Canonical: https://hangzhoumemory.org/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/%E6%A2%B5%E5%A4%A9%E5%AF%BA%E9%81%97%E5%9D%80%E5%BB%BA%E7%AD%91%E7%BE%A4-2
Updated: 2026-10-30

**Architectural complex at the Site of Fantian Temple** (梵天寺遗址建筑群) is a religious building in Hangzhou, China, built between 1911 and 1949. The city declared it a protected historic building on 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-27 in the fifth batch of 43.

## What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: Constructed between 1911 and 1949, it is a religious building consisting of three buildings in timber structure.

## Key facts

**Architectural complex at the Site of Fantian Temple at a glance**

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| List number | LSJZ5-27 |
| Chinese name | 梵天寺遗址建筑群 |
| Batch | [Fifth batch](/fifth-batch), announced 22 March 2010 |
| Built | Between 1911 and 1949 |
| 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 [fifth batch](/fifth-batch), announced on 22 March 2010: 43 buildings, including Qing lanes of the old city, factories and warehouses of the 1950s to 1980s, and rural houses in Xiaoshan.

## 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

- [Residential Building of Hangzhou Staff Training Center](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/杭州职工培训中心宿舍楼-1): LSJZ5-26, 1950s
- [Auxiliary Building of Hangzhou Normal University](/web/guest/lsjz-content_display/-/asset_publisher/0qkI/content/杭州师范大学附属房建筑-2): LSJZ5-28, early 1950s

## Sources and licence

- Description: adapted from the English Wikipedia article [List of fifth batch of declared historic buildings in Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fifth_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〔2010〕85号 of 22 March 2010.
- 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 Architectural complex at the Site of Fantian Temple declared a historic building?

On 22 March 2010, as number LSJZ5-27 in the fifth batch of 43 historic buildings announced by the Hangzhou municipal government (杭政函〔2010〕85号).

### What does LSJZ5-27 mean?

It is the building's number on the city's list. LSJZ abbreviates *lishi jianzhu*, "historic building"; 5 is the batch and 27 its place in that batch.