Tiger Hill Temple

7. Canal Bridge

Over successive dynasties, Tiger Hill underwent many changes as more and buildings and gardens were added and dynasties waxed and waned. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, two brothers, Wang Xun and Wang Min, who were both court officials, built a villa on the hill, which was later converted into the Tiger Hill Buddhist Monastery. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the temple was renamed as the Warrior Hill Monastery of Requited Benevolence, because the founder of the dynast was named Li Hu (Hu means tiger) and it was forbidden to use the emperor's name for ordinary purposes.