【Southern song Dynasty】Yue Fei Temple

Yue Fei Temple, also known as Yuewang Temple, is located at the southern foot of Qixia Ridge in West Lake. It was first built in the 14th year of Jiajing reign in the Southern Song Dynasty (1221) and was initially called "Bao Zhong Yan Fu Zen Temple," literally a zen temple to praise loyalty and and extend blessings. During the Tianshun period of Ming Dynasty, it was renamed "Zhonglie Temple." It was later called Yuewang Temple after Yue Fei was posthumously titled as the King of E. Due to repeated construction and destruction over the years, the current layout was formed after it was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty and is divided into three parts: the cemetery, the Zhonglie Shrine, and the Qizhong Shrine. The plaque "Xin Zhao Tian Ri" on the eave was inscribed by Marshal Ye Jianying during the reconstruction of Yuewang Temple in 1979. The cemetery faces the east and the Zhonglie Shrine and Qizhong Shrine face the south. The main gate of Yuewang Temple faces Yue Lake, one of the five major water surfaces of West Lake. Between the cemetery and Yue Lake, there is a towering "Bixue Danxin" stone archway, which embodies the admiration of the Chinese people for patriotic heroes and is also an excellent expression of the Southern Song Dynasty's style. Yue Fei's tomb is now a nationally protected cultural relic.

In 2021, it was selected as one of the "Ten Representative Historical and Cultural Buildings in Hangzhou" by the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism. The reason for its selection is that Yue Fei Temple is deeply respected by Chinese people of all generations because of Yue Fei's patriotic spirit. It embodies the admiration of the Chinese people for heroes and is an important embodiment of the Southern Song Dynasty's style in Hangzhou.