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The most charming features of Tiger Hill are the pool and the pagoda.

There are two famous attractions on Tiger Hill: the Tiger Hill Pagoda and the Sword Pool. 1⃣️There are three reasons why it is called the Sword Pool. First, if you look at the pool from above, it looks like a sword lying flat. Second, it is said that 3,000 swords, including the Bian Zhu and Fish Intestine swords, were buried with King Helu of Wu, hence the name. Third, it is said that Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Sun Quan both came here to dig for swords, and the Sword Pool was formed by their digging. In fact, the Sword Pool is naturally formed. The Sword Pool is the most mysterious place on Tiger Hill. It is said that the entrance to the tomb of King Helu of Wu is here. Looking north from the Thousand People Stone, there is a round hole next to the "Another World" gate with the words "Tiger Hill Sword Pool" carved on it. The words are thick and powerful, and were originally written by Yan Jun, the only son of the great Tang calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. Inside the round hole, the words "Wind Valley Cloud Spring" are carved on the stone wall. The writing is elegant and is said to have been written by Mi Fu, one of the four great calligraphers of the Song Dynasty. These four words completely summarize the scenery here. It means that if you stand here, you can hear the wind, see the rocks, look up at the clouds, and look down at the flowing spring. On the left wall of the cliff are the words "Sword Pool," said to have been written by the great calligrapher Wang Xizhi. 2⃣️The Tiger Hill Pagoda, also known as the Yunyan Temple Pagoda, is said to have been built by King Fuchai of Wu to bury his father (Helu) here. Three days after the burial, a white tiger was seen crouching on top of the hill, hence the name Tiger Hill. The Tiger Hill Pagoda is a famous ancient pagoda from the Song Dynasty. It was first built in 601 AD (the first year of the Renshou period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty) as a wooden pagoda, which was later destroyed. The existing Tiger Hill Pagoda was built in 959 AD (the sixth year of the Xiande period of the Later Zhou Dynasty) and completed in 961 AD (the second year of the Jianlong period of the Northern Song Dynasty), more than 200 years before the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Since the Ming Dynasty, due to the foundation, the Tiger Hill Pagoda has tilted to the northwest, with the center of the top of the pagoda 2.3 meters off from the center of the bottom, with a tilt of 2°40'. It is known as the "Oriental Leaning Tower of Pisa." In 1956, the Suzhou Municipal Government invited ancient architecture experts to use the iron hoop grouting method to reinforce and repair the pagoda, and finally preserved this ancient pagoda. Tiger Hill Scenic Area No. 8, Inside the Gate of Tiger Hill, Huqiu Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
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