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Yuantongsi (South Gate)

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Open Opens at 07:30-16:30
Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hour
Address:
Tiyu Rd, Wujiang Qu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, ChinaMap
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Yuantong Temple covers an area of more than 60 mu, with a construction area of 19,000 square meters, built with archaeological buildings, Tianwang Palace, Daxiong Palace, Guanyin Pavilion, Tibetan Jinglou and so on. The ancient trees in the temple are towering, two trees are thousands of years old, and the ancient apricot trees with strong and leafy branches are unique in Wujiang's humanistic landscape. The temple building is classical and magnificent, the Buddha statue is solemn, the kind and lifelike, and the characteristics of the Guanyin Daochang of the Lotus Buddha country can be sensed everywhere; the open-air Golden Jade Guanyin and Guanyin Pavilion are all large-scale Guanyin statues in the south of the Yangtze River, which can be comparable to the Putuo Mountain Guanyin and the Lushan Golden Peak; Classical garden architecture, small bridges and flowing water, lotus fountains, rockery caves, beautiful scenery, like a fairyland, long history, humanistic landscape is extremely rich. Combining religion and culture, it is a famous temple in Jiangnan with a thousand years of history.

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