| Feilai
Feng Caves (10th-14th centuries)
other
sites in Hangzhou |
Hangzhou, China |
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Feilai Feng, the "Peak that flew from afar", contains hundreds of examples of Buddhist cave art dating from the 10th to the 14th centuries. Legend says that Hui Li, founder of Linyin temple, became convinced that the mountain had flown from India because it was so much like the ones he saw while on a pilgrimage there! The caves and rock carvings are located near Lingyin Temple.
Bibliography
All images copyright 2000 by Professor Robert D. Fiala of Concordia University, Nebraska, USA
http://www.chinadaily.net/star/history/00-07-07/t01-west.html