Camphor tree

Besides its unique structure, there is another peculiar phenomenon at Beamless Hall: No birds have nested there, not a single spider web was found and no dust had accumulated. Some believe this is due to the unique skills of the temple's workmen, which fully demonstrates the great intelligence and creative power of the laboring people of ancient China.

Altogether there are 17 exhibition halls at Baoguo Temple open to the public. In addition to the building itself, other important cultural relics on display include the Emperor-conferred Longchang, Buddha statues, bronze utensils, brick and stone sculptures, precious gifts from foreign guests, the "thousand-labor bed", and the "thousand-labor sedan" -- to name just a few.

Linlong spring

  Scenery

The Linshan scenic area occupies a total area of 72.47 hectares and boasts many natural forests, a sound ecological environment and diverse ancient forests. The rate of forestation in this area has hit 90 percent and is considered an ideal place for travel, recreation and entertainment.

Baoguo Temple is one of the top six scenic spots at Linshan Mountain alongside Hanxu Pool, Linlong Spring, Qinzhang Pavilion, Sea-viewing Tip and Plum Forest. As one of the first scenic spots opened to the rest of the world, Baoguo Temple also enjoys easy traffic accessibility with its many public transportation routes that lead to the downtown area of Ningbo.

On the temple's central axis are the Mountain Gate, Heavenly King Hall, Grand Hall, Kwan-yin Hall and Scripture Hall respectively, while on its east-west axis there are some auxiliary buildings such as the bell tower, drum tower, etc.