Panmen Scenic Area
Lying to the southwest of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Panmen Scenic Area was built on the base of some historic sites by using the architectural structure of classical gardens. It is famous for its numerous historic relics and abundant human landscapes and has been listed as a National AAAA Tourist Area. Now, Panmen Scenic Area has become a tourist resort showing the unique historic and cultural features of Suzhou. The scenery area centered on Panmen City Gate consists of many scenic spots. Amongst them, Ruiguang Pagoda, Panmen City Gate and Wumen Bridge are praised as 'three fine sceneries'.
Panmen City Gate |
Ruiguang Pagoda |
Ruiguang Pagoda
Standing at the entrance of the scenery area, Ruiguang Pagoda is the oldest pagoda in Suzhou. It is as high as 175.6 feet (53.57 meters) and was built in masonry-timber structure with eight sides and seven floors. It is said that the pagoda was built in 247 by Sun Quan, a famous king who established the Wu Kingdom in Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), to show respect to his mother. Unfortunately, in the next thousand years, the pagoda has been damaged badly in the wars, leaving only the brick body of it. In 1978, a little pagoda with Sheli (Buddhist relics) was found on the third floor of Ruiguang Pagoda and some other cultural relics were also found there, such as Miaofalianhua Scripture written on green paper and bronze Buddhist Statue.
Panmen City Gate
Wumen Bridge
Besides the three fine sceneries, there are many other scenic spots to see around here, such as Premier Wu Zixu's Memorial Temple, Hall of Sirui, Double-Pavilion Corridor Bridge and Century Bell of Tang.
After admiring the scenic spots, you will be satisfied with the traditional Chinese activities, including bell tolling, boating and acrobatics. Moreover, the traditional wedding show is also enjoyable.
Transportation
2. Take bus no. 47 or 970 and get off at Panmen Station.
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Admission Fee | CNY 40 (daytime: 08:30 - 16:00) |
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Opening Hours | 08:30 - 21:00 |
Nearby Attractions
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