Huangluo Zen Temple | Suzhou's little "Forbidden City" is really photogenic

🔔When mentioning famous temples in Suzhou, you will definitely think of Hanshan Temple or Xiyuan Temple immediately, but there is such a luxurious yet little-known free niche temple hidden on the banks of Yangcheng Lake, a "little Forbidden City". Unlike most of the yellow-walled temples in the south of the Yangtze River, the buildings here have red walls and yellow tiles, matching the color scheme of the Forbidden City Museum.

⛩️Location, Huangluo Zen Temple..: West side of Guanjing Bridge, Yangcheng Lake Town, Xiangcheng District, Suzhou
🚗Self-driving: Navigate to Suzhou Huangluo Zen Temple
🚌Public transportation: Take bus route 87 and get off at 'Huangluo Zen Temple' stop
🎫Ticket information: Free. Opening hours: 6:00-18:00

📣Brief introduction:

👉The temple was originally built in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, initially named Jishan An; the temple is backed by Xiangcheng to the north, adjacent to Yangcheng Lake to the east, and the Guanjing River flows past the temple, surrounded by water on three sides. It is a rare northern architectural style in the south of the Yangtze River, with its distinctive style of cinnabar red walls, glazed green tiles, and red and yellow tiles, making it a unique sight in the Yangtze River Delta and therefore very photogenic.

👉The temple preserves precious cultural relics such as stone pagodas from the Song Dynasty and bronze bells from the Ming Dynasty. Huangluo Zen Temple not only attracts tourists with its unique architectural style but also with its profound historical and cultural heritage and beautiful natural scenery, making it a rare tourist destination.

🍝The temple has a vegetarian noodle restaurant and a vegetarian hall, with a self-service price of 20. Business hours are: 10:30～12:30.

Post by RAEGAN THORNTON | Jun 27, 2024