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Twin Pagodas (Luohan Temple) 罗汉院双塔Luóhàn Yuàn Shuāng Tǎ
National heritage site · Suzhou, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suzhou
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Twin Pagodas (Luohan Temple)
A matching pair of seven-storey, eight-sided brick pagodas built in 982 under the Northern Song by Wang Wenhan and his brothers, the main survivors of the Luohan (later Dinghui) Temple. Their iron finials are unusually long for the size of the pagodas and are the earliest large iron finials known in China. Just north of the pagodas, the stone columns, column bases and carved fragments of the temple's main hall, burnt in 1860, are laid out as a ruin.
How to get to Twin Pagodas (Luohan Temple)
On Dinghuisi Lane in the east of Suzhou's old city, a short walk south of Ganjiang Road.
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 30 km
Jiangnan's most famous water town, famed for its Twin Bridges and merchant halls
Also within 20 km: Jiachen Lane Brick Pagoda 甲辰巷砖塔 (under 10 km), Pingjiang Road Historic District 平江历史街区 (under 10 km), Quanjin Guild Hall (China Kunqu Opera Museum) 全晋会馆 (under 10 km), Pan Family Mansion (Ligeng Hall) 卫道观前潘宅 (under 10 km), Old Campus of Soochow University 东吴大学旧址 (under 10 km), Xuanmiao Temple 玄妙观 (under 10 km).
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