It's nearly Lunar New Year, but we are still in Hsinchu. Today, we wanted to go to the mountains, but before noon, it looked very cloudy and a little bit cold to drive a scooter for over an hour. After breakfast, we went to Hsinchu Park to check the cherry blossoms there. Not many of them were in bloom, usually just a few single flowers on the trees, except for two trees that had more blossoms. A few cherry trees also bloomed last autumn. After that, we decided to visit Green Grass Lake.
Lingyin Temple (青草湖靈隱寺)
Nearby Green Grass Lake you can also find an old temple with a huge garden. The Lingyin Temple was built in 1924 by Zheng Baozheng and Weng Miao. The probation hall was built to sacrifice Zhuge Kongming. In the early days, there were very few pilgrims, so they thought that worshiping Kongming would attract more people.
In the northeast of Sensation Hall, the Linggu Tower was built. In 1927, Zheng Baozheng decided to expand the project. The temple was built in 1932, and at that time, the Guanyin Bodhisattva was brought here. The temple was named Lingyin Temple.
In later times, the people in charge of the temple's finances spent a lot of money, which resulted in the temple's decline. Zheng Jiazi took over the management and helped the temple get back on track. The temple has Western-style architecture and decorations. The hall dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva was built in Baroque style. There are three buildings and a few towers, including tombs.
Not many people go there, but if you like maple trees, it's a nice place to see them.
After the walk, we also went to Green Grass Lake to see the new park. This lake is the oldest scenic spot in Hsinchu, originally built as a dam in 1956. In 1987, the government turned it into a recreational area. Only a part of the park is finished, and the lake looks very dry now. There were no people around, so we took a rest there. On our way to the lake, we also noticed a pink trumpet tree in bloom! The tree was completely covered with flowers, which looked really beautiful. We also saw some maple trees on the way and around the lake, as well as a few cherry trees.
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