Beita Baoen Temple

Beita Baoen temple, the oldest temple in Suzhou, has a history of more than 1700 years. It was first built in the chiwu period (238-251) of the Three Kingdoms. According to historical records, it was built by Sun Quan for his nursing mother, Chen family. It was first called tongxuan temple. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Kaiyuan Temple, and later changed to Baoen temple.

traffic

Bus: you can take bus No.1, No.2, No.4, No.1, No.313 (original No.3), No.8, no.502 (original No.20), No.38, No.101, No.102, No.103.

Beita Baoen Temple

Beita Baoen temple, the oldest temple in Suzhou, has a history of more than 1700 years. It was first built in the chiwu period (238-251) of the Three Kingdoms. According to historical records, it was built by Sun Quan for his nursing mother, Chen family. It was first called tongxuan temple. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Kaiyuan Temple, and later changed to Baoen temple.

Architectural features

Beisi pagoda is a Chinese Pavilion style Pagoda with eight sides and nine floors. It is the largest ancient pagoda in the south of the Yangtze River, covering an area of 1.3 Mu and 76 meters high. There are wooden ladders in the tower, so people can walk up the stairs and have a panoramic view of the ancient city of Suzhou. Beisi pagoda is a cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

On the east side of the North Temple Tower is the nanmu Guanyin hall rebuilt in the 40th year of Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, which is the most complete ancient architecture of Ming Dynasty in Suzhou. In the south of Guanyin hall, a corridor is built, displaying the largest lacquer carving in China, the painting of flourishing age, also known as the painting of prosperous Suzhou. With a total length of 32 meters and a height of 2 meters, the picture reproduces the prosperity of Suzhou in the "Qianlong heyday" of the Qing Dynasty. In the Pavilion behind the pagoda, there is a rare stone carving work of the Yuan Dynasty, the memorial tablet of Zhang Shicheng, which is of great historical and artistic value.

Transportation guide

Bus: Bus Tour

1. 2, 4 lines, 1 road, 313 Road (original 3 Road), 8 Road, 502 Road (original 20 road), 38 Road, 101 Road, 102 Road, 103 road.

Address: 1918 Renmin Road, Pingjiang District, Suzhou

Longitude: 120.61970806122

Latitude: 31.32240350509

Ticket information: 20 RMB

Chinese PinYin : Bei Ta Bao En Si