Puji Temple (Hangzhou)

Puji Temple , is a buddhism temple located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. It's different from the Puji Temple in , also in the Zhejiang Province.

Introduction

The temple was a hall and teaching building of the Qiushi Academy, which was the early root of the current Zhejiang University. In 1897, Lin Qi , the mayor of Hangzhou, established Qiushi Academy in this temple. Now the temple is the core part of the Qiushi Academy Historic Site , which is a Zhejiang Key Historic Site & Cultural Heritage under Provincial Protection .

The temple was first founded in the Shaoxing Era, and repaired in the Yuan Dynasty Zhizheng Era. During the Ming Dynasty, it was destroyed. Qing Dynasty 1889~1891, it was reconstructed. Mr. LIN Qi modified it and founded the first modern school of the Zhejiang Province - the Qiushi Academy . The temple was used as the school hall and teaching building.