Tiantong Temple, originally built in 300 A.D., is one of the two most famous ancient temples in east Ningbo. At the base of Mount Taibai, Tiantong Temple contains over 720 rooms and covers an area of 60,000 square meters. Its grandeur is rare in China.

　　As a holy place of Buddhism, Tiantong Temple is not only an important temple of Linji Sect but also the father of Soto (Caotong in Chinese Sect) in Japan with 8 million disciples in 33,000 temples. The temple plays an important role in the cultural exchanges between China and Japan. It is well-known in the southeast Asian countries.