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Pan Family Mansion (Ligeng Hall) 卫道观前潘宅Wèidàoguànqián Pān Zhái
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Pan Family Mansion (Ligeng Hall)
A large Qing merchant mansion just east of Pingjiang Road, built in 1787 by Pan Linzhao, a merchant from Huizhou, and known by the name of its main hall, Ligeng Tang. Restored in stages from 2001, it reopened in 2014 as a cultural venue with a bookshop, teahouse and exhibitions, and since 2022 it has also housed the Suzhou Urban Construction Museum. Several finely carved brick gateways survive among its courtyards.
How to get to Pan Family Mansion (Ligeng Hall)
On Weidaoguanqian lane just east of Pingjiang Road, in the north-east of Suzhou's old city.
Nearby
- Classical Gardens of Suzhou 苏州园林 under 10 km
Whole landscapes of rock, water and pavilion folded into a city block - Zhouzhuang 周庄古镇 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Pingjiang Road Historic District 平江历史街区 (under 10 km), Quanjin Guild Hall (China Kunqu Opera Museum) 全晋会馆 (under 10 km), Couple's Retreat Garden 耦园 (under 10 km), Jiachen Lane Brick Pagoda 甲辰巷砖塔 (under 10 km), Twin Pagodas (Luohan Temple) 罗汉院双塔 (under 10 km), Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观 (under 10 km).
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