The ‘Longjing Eight Sights’ are nestled in the valley to the northeast of Longjing Temple, a picturesque area bordered by Longjing Road to the northwest, connected to the West Lake Scenic Area to the north, and extending to the foot of the South Peak to the southeast. These eight sights—’Fenghuang Ridge, Crossing Creek Pavilion, Purifying Heart Marsh, A Piece of Cloud, Square and Round Hermitage, Longhong Stream, Divine Transport Stone, and Cuifeng Pavilion’—are renowned worldwide, thanks to Emperor Qianlong who visited Longjing four times and inscribed poems for each, bestowing them with fame.
Longhong Stream, one of the four mother streams of West Lake, originates beside Longjing Temple, meanders through the scenic area, and finally merges into West Lake. It is said that Emperor Qianlong, during his southern tours, once rested by the Crossing Creek Pavilion.
The Qianlong Poetry Stele Corridor, spanning over 100 meters and segmented into four parts, features the ‘Longjing Eight Chantings’ inscribed on the blue-gray Beijing bricks within. This collection includes 32 poems from Qianlong’s four visits to Longjing, some penned in his own hand.
The Square and Round Hermitage, once home to a Northern Song Dynasty monk named Biancai, has been reconstructed while preserving its simple and rustic charm, with a roof thickly thatched. Adjacent to the hermitage stands a stone wall, inscribed with the calligraphy of Mi Fu and Qin Guan’s ‘Longjing Record’.
The Longjing Eight Sights are accessible to visitors all year round and can be explored 24 hours a day.
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