Fodor's Expert Review Dreaming of the Tiger Spring

Hangzhou Fountain

According to legend, a traveling monk decided this setting would be perfect for a temple, but was disappointed to discover that there was no source of water. That night he dreamed that two tigers had ripped up the earth around him. When he awoke he was lying next to a spring. On the grounds is an intriguing "dripping wall" cut out of the mountain. Locals line up with jugs to collect the water that pours from its surface, believing that the water has special qualities—and it does. Ask someone in the temple's souvenir shop to float a coin on the surface of the water to prove it.

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Hupao Lu
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Sheng  310011, China

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Rate Includes: Y15, Daily 6–6

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