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  Bao Pu Road, Hangzhou Tourism School complaints Tel complaints Tel :0571 -85,171,292
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  Beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang north shore, there is a hill, the name geling. The result of the Eastern Jin Shan Road, Shige Hong famous convent was named in this alchemy. Ge Hong said often the people in this mountain herbs treatment, and put in the well of immortality, the drinker is not stained when the epidemic, he also opened a mountain, in order to facilitate pedestrian contacts for local people to do a lot of good. Therefore, people lived in the mountains of his called geling, and build "Gexian Temple" enshrined it. Bing Huo Yuan Dynasty because it was, shrines were destroyed. Ming Dynasty rebuilt, renamed the "agate Mountain." Be added to repair the Qing Dynasty, Ge Hong's Road to No. "Bao Pu" and renamed "Bao Pu Road House", was still in use.
  From the Lake shore, to geling foot, first to see a yellow masonry arch. Through the archway, up the stairs and soon to Bao Pu Road hospital gate. Ups and downs with the mountain outside the walls, just like a swimming Huanglong, it is "dragon wall," said Bao Pu Road for the House of attraction.
  Bao Pu Road House's main hall is Gexian Hall, dedicated to GE Seno (Ge Hong). Gexian house east of Strawberry Hill, Bao Pu Tong Lu and semi-free, are clever, as the typical southern garden-style buildings. Hongmei Genei a wooden gallery, in which opera "Lee Huiniang" story is very compelling. Semi-free Church in South Songchengxiang Chia Ssu pleasure place, and now live like a hall dedicated to Chi Hong. Road House surrounded Gexian Temple monument, double the money springs, wells alchemy, alchemy station and the first balcony and other historical sites. Gexian Temple monument stand the Ming Dynasty, inscriptions with concise strokes, fluent language, chronicles the life and this throws off Ge Hong's been alchemy, and the construction of ancient temples and Sidian things. Hospital double the money spring, sweet water, consumption of a variety may be the legendary longevity. Geling the top there is the beginning of the balcony, is a stone Taiwan Pavilion, is a good place to watch the sunrise. Whenever the sun rising, the stage overlooking the sky as red training, such as the giant sun disk, the sea changes, golden Yi Cai, called wonders. The ancients called this scene as "the East China Sea toward the sun above the horizon." Under the balcony there is alchemy in early units, the Department for the Gehong An alchemy furnace. Alchemy alchemy table next to the wells, is used by Ge Hong alchemy. Chilly water quality, drought does not dry up. This stone is said to flow well, the color of Dan, as long the water overflow visitors, who are reduced to their deep and Jianghai pass.
  Bao Pu Road House has been listed as one of national key temples and Taoist Association located in Hangzhou. Since 1982, Road congregation returned to normal religious activities, pavilion refurbished temples, monuments are duly protected. It is located in West River, the daily pilgrims tourists.
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