Amanfayun: A Millennial Village by Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou's Hidden Gem

“When the morning bell startles the mountain birds, the waiter carries a food box through the misty stone path, and the faint sound of chanting drifts from afar—this is not a hotel, but a Jiangnan dreamscape etched in the soul of every Chinese.” Location | • Coordinates: Behind Lingyin Temple, surrounded by 7 ancient temples (Fajing/Faying/Yongfu Temple within a 5-minute walk) • Transportation: 15 minutes' drive from West Lake, with the hotel's exclusive electric buggy shuttle to the Feilai Peak parking lot • Secret Passage: Swipe your room card and take the bamboo path directly to the side entrance of Lingyin Temple (avoid 99% of the tourists!) Design | • Ancient Village Reborn: 42 Ming and Qing Dynasty houses renovated, rammed earth walls + thatched roofs retain the patina of time • Zen Flow: Stone paths connect tea houses, Buddhist halls, and ancient wells, with monks chanting along the way at dawn and dusk Room numbers are handwritten Buddhist scripture fragments Night lamps are Southern Song Dynasty-style bamboo lanterns Room key cards contain blessed incense ash from Lingyin Temple Rooms | • Basic rooms from 66㎡ Carved Babu beds + custom silk quilts Open-air courtyards with hot spring pools Full tea sets with Shifeng Longjing + Jiukqu Hongmei tea • Must-stay room types: Jushi Residence: With a meditation platform, overlooking ancient trees outside the window Fayun Residence: A stand-alone three-entrance courtyard with a private Buddhist hall Dining | • Steamed Vegetable Restaurant | Authentic Hangzhou Cuisine: Must-try "Temple-style" Luohan Zhai + Spring Water Tofu • Hidden Menu: Pickled mustard green and bamboo shoot noodles (ask the butler late at night) • Tea House | The Essence of Tea and Zen: Meijiawu Longjing tea freshly roasted (tea masters will teach the "Phoenix Triple Nod" technique) Afternoon tea served in bamboo food boxes with Dingsheng Cake/Lotus Root Starch Osmanthus Sugar Spa | • Hot Stone Pool: Modeled after the Tianmu Mountain hot springs, watch squirrels leap across the eaves while bathing • Signature Treatment: "Bamboo Whisper" bamboo cupping + mugwort fumigation (therapist starts with a copper bowl sound therapy) • Zen Meditation Experience: Morning 6:30 monk-led meditation (with a gift of a consecrated small-leaf red sandalwood bracelet) Sutra copying at dusk (brush, ink, paper, and inkstone all from Xiling Seal Society) Cultural Experiences | Morning class sweeping the pagoda with the master (with access to unopened areas of Lingyin Temple) Traditional incense making/Buddhist scripture rubbing experience Lingyin Temple morning chanting (exclusive access to the Mahavira Hall at 5 am) Private cable car to North Peak for sunrise viewing (with a vegetarian picnic basket) Surroundings | • Walking distance: Fayun Lane Ancient Village for forest-themed photos (location: cedar forest on the west side of the hotel) Fasan Zhu Faying Temple for marriage charms • Cycling route: Hotel's free Phoenix bicycles → Longjing Village → Nine Creeks Smoke Trees → Yangmeiling (immersed in the fragrance of tea throughout) Who is it suitable for? Buddhist-minded youth yearning for a "temple" experience Design enthusiasts obsessed with oriental aesthetics Culture buffs seeking an in-depth experience of Hangzhou Zen Those looking for a "poetic Jiangnan dwelling" for anniversaries