Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill

Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill, one of the Ten Poetically Named Scenic Places of the West Lake in the Southern Song Dynasty, is located at Nanping Hill on the south shore of the West Lake, with an area of about 3.91 ha. It is characterized by the sound of the bell from Jingci Temple on the north slope of Nanping Hill, which can be heard all over the lake.

It is possible that the place may be the earliest of the Ten Poetically Named Scenic Places. The famous painter Zhang Duan in the latter period of the Northern Song Dynasty has a painting with the topic of this place - Painting of Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill.

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Address: West Lake Scenic Area

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