Inside the Lingyin Temple 灵隐寺 Grounds
We paid the entrance fee to go inside the Lingyin Temple grounds. We were happily snapping away at the nice scenery unfolding before us. That was until we ran into another entrance gate. What gives? Apparently, the entrance gate we just went through wasn’t the one for Lingyin Temple. It was for the park that the Lingyin Temple was built at. There was another entrance fee for the temple itself. I thought it was strange and it seemed like it were trying to trick people into paying more.
Tall Structure Outside the Lingyin Temple 灵隐寺 Gates
Then again, one could also look at it from another perspective. People don’t need to pay for the entrance to the Lingyin Temple if they don’t plan on visiting. This will keep the price down for the park entrance fee. Additionally, it will also help keep people away from the temple as it is still an acitve temple and there can be a lot of people on certain days. The actual entrance to the Lingyin Temple was off to the side of the temple walls, it was unremarkable and I thought it suited the temple very well.
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