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Tiger Hill & Yunyan Temple Pagoda 虎丘Hǔqiū
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tiger Hill & Yunyan Temple Pagoda
A small hill on the north-west edge of Suzhou where King Helü of Wu is said to have been buried in the 5th century BC, and a celebrated beauty spot for well over a thousand years. Its summit is crowned by the Yunyan Temple Pagoda, a seven-storey octagonal brick pagoda completed in 961 that leans visibly, while below it lie the Sword Pond and the broad Thousand-Person Rock, both tied to legends of the king's tomb. Buddhist scriptures in a stone casket were found inside the pagoda during repairs in 1957.
How to get to Tiger Hill & Yunyan Temple Pagoda
On the north-west edge of Suzhou, about 5 km from the old-city centre by taxi or bus, or at the far western end of Shantang Street.
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 40 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Shantang Street 山塘街 (under 10 km), Lingering Garden 留园 (under 10 km), Hanshan Temple 寒山寺 (under 10 km), Garden of Cultivation 艺圃 (under 10 km), Beisi Pagoda (Bao'en Temple) 北寺塔 (under 10 km), Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty 环秀山庄 (under 10 km).
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