Jade Emperor Hill faces the West Lake in the north, is close to the Qiantang River in the south, connects the Nanping Mountain and the large Cizhu Mountain in the west. The hill is upstanding and towering. There are always clouds and mist winding around its top, so people name this scenic spot as "Clouds Scurrying over Jade Emperor Hill".

    Early in Liang Dynasty of South Dynasty, there were Buddhism temples built in Jade Emperor Hill, and the hill was fully developed in the time of Wuyue State in Five Dynasties. Later, in the second year (AD 924) of Emperor Tongguang's reign in Later Tang Dynasty, the mountain path of Ciyun Ridge was opened at the southern foot of the hill, and Buddhism temples like "Dengyun Platform" and A Yu King Temple used for offering sacrifices to the heaven were built.

    To the South Song Dynasty, the temples were even expanded. In Ming Dynasty, the temples of Jade Emperor Hill were changed into official Taoist temple. The Fuxing Temple at the top of the hill and Ciyun Palace was extremely flourishing in Qing Dynasty.

    Jade Emperor Hill lies between the West Lake and the Qiantang River with an altitude of 239 meters. It is towering and precipitous and is more magnificent and majestic set off by the blue sky and white clouds. Whenever the wind rises and clouds scud, standing on the Dengyun Pavilion at the top of the hill, there is sound of wind around your ears, and there are clouds and mist sometimes caressing your face and sometimes flying away.