The Former Site of Zhaoxian Temple

What the listing says

The city's description, as summarised on English Wikipedia: The temple was constructed in the Tang dynasty but destroyed at the end of the Yuan dynasty. In the 15th year of the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing dynasty, Qigang, a Buddhist monk collected alms and rebuilt the temple. It is a traditional Chinese big-roof temple with three palaces.

Key facts

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.

It belongs to the 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, 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: LSJZ1-51, 1930s
• Yuxiu Buddhist Nunnery: LSJZ1-52, early 20th century
• Baoqing Villa: LSJZ1-53, between 1911 and 1949
• Wang's Mansion: LSJZ1-54, between 1911 and 1949
• Chunrun Lu Villa: LSJZ1-55, 1920s
• Xi Lu Villa: LSJZ1-58, 1920s
• Jiyi Villa: LSJZ1-59, 1930s
• Pan's Mansion: 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, CC BY-SA 4.0.
• Chinese name, period, address and remarks: Chinese Wikipedia, 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: Laohangzhou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons. 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.