It houses various Buddhist literature and treasures is such as more than 470 stone carvings of Buddhist figures which dated from the 10th to 14th centuries.

It is erected by the Qiantang River and to the south of the West Lake. It is a perfect symbol of brick-and-wood structure built in the ancient China. It was first built in 970 AD in the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). The name "Six Harmonies" comes from the six Buddhist ordinances, meaning "harmonies of the heaven, earth, east, west, south and north".

Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China.