[2025 Suzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Great Ruyi Sacred Place (Updated May)

Located on Xishan Island of Taihu Lake in Suzhou, the Grand Ruyi Sacred Realm is a sanctuary that combines natural beauty and religious culture. The site features an 88-meter-tall golden statue of Ruyi Guanyin, exuding solemnity and compassion that inspires awe. The temple boasts a long history, dating back to the second year of Yuanjia during the Southern Dynasties, showcasing profound cultural heritage. Surrounded by stunning natural scenery, with Taihu Lake to the south and Misty Peak to the north, it feels like a paradise on earth. Visitors can immerse themselves in the solemnity of Buddhist culture while enjoying the picturesque views of Taihu Lake, relaxing their bodies and minds, and finding inner peace.

Around Shanghai 🚗 The treasure walking place of 1.5h by car - Suzhou Xishan Island! The whole circumference of Taihu Lake is no less romantic than Erhai Lake. B&B around the island must be experienced, 👍 recommend this - Sui Gu Su Yi Jiang Nan B&B (Xishan 2nd Branch) ✅ Before I checked in, the butler told me the location of the bed and breakfast, check-in notes and precautions, and asked me if I had allergies, too courteous 👏. When I arrived at the B&B, the housekeeper actually waited in advance to help me carry my luggage, and I didn't have to move my hands the whole time. This service must be given a big 👍! ✅ Push the window to see Lake Taihu, the sunrise is super beautiful! In the early morning, the sun shines on Taihu Lake, and the lake is sparkling. Sitting in front of the window and watching the sunrise is so comfortable! ✅ Quality rooms, full of details! The room has central air conditioning, all-season comfort ❄ also has HD projection, open private theater at any time 🎦 smart toilet, custom hair dryer, glow mirror in the bathroom, live super peace of mind! ✅ Fun slide and sand pool, children love it, and you can also fish by the lake 🎣 Adults can enjoy their own exclusive time! Click the Journey Merchant Card below to start your experience ------- The surrounding attractions have been organized for you, take note of it now👇 🎠Happy Farm: Super fun with large pink beaches to feed small animals and landscaped little trains 🕳️ Forest House Cave: It is a limestone cave with a light show. If you are physically strong enough, you can climb the mountain from the exit to drive the float, and you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Lake Taihu 🏮 Ming Yue Wan Ancient Village: Named because it looks like the moon, it has a history of more than 2,500 years. There are pier, ancient trees, stone slab street, super rhyme 🙏Suzhou Great Ruyi Holy Land: There is an 88-meter-high Ruyi Great Guanyin gold and bronze statue. If you have enough time, it is recommended to visit ⛰️Missing Peak: 336 meters above sea level, it is a good place to climb high and look far. The climb is not difficult, suitable for children. There are minibuses at the entrance that take you up the mountain 📌Playing tips Choose a sunny day to go, the blue sky and white clouds match Taihu Lake, the view is so beautiful! Recommend Sui Gu Su Yi Jiang Nan B&B (Xishan Branch 2) Don't miss it! Take advantage of the Spring Festival holiday, relax and rush...

🪷 Guanyin Bodhisattva is one of the most famous and influential deities in China. She has descended from the solemn lotus platform and entered the homes of thousands of families. In the hearts of believers, she is a savior who relieves difficulties, a kind elder, and a noble "Holy Mother," enjoying the widest respect and worship. 📜 Guanyin Dojo originally referred to the place where Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva attained enlightenment. The famous Puji Temple on Mount Putuo in Zhejiang can be traced back to the fourth year of the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty (863 AD). The Great Guanyin Zen Temple in the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm in Suzhou was originally the Huashan Temple, built in the second year of the Yuanjia period of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties (425 AD), more than 400 years earlier than the Guanyin Dojo on Mount Putuo. It is known as the oldest Guanyin Dojo in China. 🫙 Guanyin Bodhisattva, with her compassion, can transform into various forms to save people from suffering, with different names and images, such as White-robed Guanyin, Child-giving Guanyin, Fish-basket Guanyin, Water-moon Guanyin, and Thousand-hand Thousand-eye Guanyin, known as the "Wonderful Purity" Thirty-two Responses. The thirty-two Guanyin statues in the Great Round Hall are lifelike, responding to different needs, bringing joy and auspiciousness to those who see them, and boundless blessings to those who worship them. 🦁️ According to legend, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's mount is the mighty Golden-haired Hou, also known as "Chaotian Hou," commonly known as Wangtian Hou. Chaotian Hou, the son of the Dragon King, is known for its posture of watching the sky, symbolizing loyalty and protection. At the foot of the 88-meter Ruyi Great Guanyin Golden Statue lies a water-spouting divine beast, the Golden Hou. The dragon on top of the Huabiao column is the image of this Golden Hou, roaring to the sky, conveying the integration of divine will and people's sentiments. 🌈 No need to travel far to Mount Putuo, come to the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm in Suzhou. Whether you are praying for children, health, a happy marriage, blessings, or spiritual liberation, Guanyin Bodhisattva can bless you with "all your wishes come true."

📃 Ancient poetry is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Learning ancient poetry not only helps students inherit and promote traditional literature, but also promotes their overall development, enhances their cultural background, and improves their comprehensive quality. The Great Ruyi Sacred Realm offers an immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture through situational teaching of ancient poetry. 🐿️ Yuan Dynasty poet Lu Chuan once wrote about the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm: "The osmanthus trees hang like jade, melting the snow; the pine trees roar like waves, pouring out the evening wind. The clouds are deep, and the place is more secluded; the bamboo is tall, and the trees are green." If the poet could post on social media back then, he would have received countless likes and comments. The ancient trees and bamboo forests create a cultural sanctuary that embodies the tranquility and harmony described in the poet's work. 🎩 Ming Dynasty Minister of Revenue and Grand Secretary of the Wen Yuan Pavilion Wang Ao visited Huashan Temple with his friends. They were so captivated by the poetic scenery that they stayed until sunset, unable to leave. He praised the scenery in his inscription "Record of a Visit to Huashan Temple": "Among the temples of Dongting, Huashan is the most beautiful. Visitors cannot leave even at dusk." The temple's abbot, Liang Gong, carved the inscription on a stone tablet, which is still preserved at Xishan Central Primary School. 🧚‍♀️ Qing Dynasty writer Yao Chengxu recorded Qiliwu: "Outside the Shangzhen Palace, white clouds seal the sky; the old man of Shangshan gathers herbs. The stone bridge is empty, and the horse tracks are gone; where in the world can one find traces of immortals?" The Great Ruyi Sacred Realm is truly a paradise on earth. Following in the footsteps of the ancients, visitors can not only appreciate the natural beauty, but also experience a new journey through poetry, embarking on a cultural journey across millennia. 🏫 The gentle breeze whispers through the leaves, and the poems about the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm still resonate today. Every step reveals a new scene, and every scene has a poem. By introducing cultural idols to young people, the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm inspires students to learn Chinese poetry and instills cultural confidence.

🎡 Suzhou is known for its elegance and poetic charm, and Xishan Island in Taihu Lake is famous for its beautiful scenery and attractions. On Xishan Island, there is a place called the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm, which is not well-known to tourists but is praised as the "most low-key" paradise on earth. 📷 The Great Ruyi Sacred Realm is located on the shore of the vast Taihu Lake, covering an area of nearly 700 acres and including 1 km of lake shoreline. It completely overturns the traditional style of scenic spots and is a beautiful depiction of heaven on earth. The Great Guanyin Zen Temple is known as the 3.0 version of today's Buddhist temples, and the 88-meter-high Ruyi Guanyin Statue is the most beautiful outdoor Guanyin in China, full of magical and miraculous stories. ⛩️ The architecture is solemn and majestic, with the Great Round Hall, Heavenly King Hall, God of Wealth Hall, Ksitigarbha Hall, Three Bodhisattvas Hall, and Great Compassion Hall arranged in a grand and imposing manner, inheriting the style of the Tang Dynasty. The Great Round Hall features thirty-two Guanyin statues, each with its own unique facial features, clothing, and expressions, vividly depicting the compassionate response to the suffering of the world. Praying and making wishes here are said to be very effective, attracting many visitors to come and pray. 🦚 In addition to the solemn area for worship, there is also a lively garden space on the other side, where plants and animals coexist harmoniously, and flowers, trees, and plants complement each other. The landscape design emphasizes openness, elegance, and natural beauty, integrating man-made structures into the natural environment to create a natural garden setting. With mountains and water, ancient trees, and winding paths, it offers both the poetry of gardens and the Zen of the heart, surpassing many beautiful landscapes. ✈️ The scenery is better than the famous Hanshan Temple, and the charm is comparable to the elegant Xiyuan Temple. You can experience both spiritual healing and peace, as well as the beauty and tranquility of nature. The Great Ruyi Sacred Realm is a place you won't want to miss.

🌊Beautiful Taihu Lake, charming Xishan. ⛱️Suzhou Xishan Island, also known as Xidongting Mountain, is the largest island in Taihu Lake, known for its island scenery, flower and fruit jungle, and ancient relics since Wu and Yue. Not only is the scenery beautiful and there are many attractions, but there are also rich natural resources, producing Biluochun tea, loquat, bayberry, ginkgo and other fruits, depicting a tranquil landscape painting. 🍊The wild vegetables in spring are tender, the lake is delicious, and there is a scent of Biluochun. There are fruits in summer and autumn, sour and sweet green loquat, plump and juicy bayberry, fragrant pomegranate, and naturally you can't forget the thin-skinned and fleshy oranges. There are flowers every month, fruits every season, 18 ripe a year, and fish and shrimp every day. Xishan Island is known as a geomantic treasure, a mountain and water suitable, and is a veritable "Huaguoshan". 🌲There are many temples in Xishan Island since ancient times, and the incense is booming. It was originally a Buddhist holy land. The Qiliwu where the Great Ruyi Holy Land is located is named after the famous hermit "Shangshan Sihao" in the early Han Dynasty, Qili Ji, who lived here, and built ancient relics such as Sihao Temple and Qili Caotang. The history of this place is very long, the cultural heritage is very deep, and the geographical conditions are very superior. 🐲The four seasons in the valley are green, the flowers and fruits are fragrant, the climate is pleasant, the entire mountain valley is north-facing south, surrounded by mountains on three sides, south to the vast Taihu Lake, north to the main peak of Xishan, the first of the 72 peaks of Taihu Lake, Piaomiao Peak, and east and west respectively. Surrounded by mountains resembling a green dragon and a white tiger, it can be described as a left circle and a right hug, north to south, with excellent feng shui, it is an excellent place to build a Buddha, it is a paradise away from the hustle and bustle, and it is a fairyland in the Buddhist country of Yunshui Zen.

In the Great Ruyi Sacred Realm on Xishan Island in Suzhou 🙏 It is really impressive You can see it as you drive there 🚗 ‼️ There is a parking lot at the entrance. Be sure to buy tickets 2 hours in advance for a discount There are 432 steps. If you have the strength, you can climb up, or you can take the sightseeing car The car goes to the top of the mountain, and you can take the elevator up to touch the Buddha's feet for blessings and peace From the top, you can enjoy a panoramic view of Taihu Lake, which is really beautiful After visiting, you can also have vegetarian noodles and vegetarian meals in the temple at noon The whole temple is very large and you can walk around for quite a while. The scenery is also very good

🚗Hello, buddies! I personally went to Daruishengjing last week, and it was stunningly beautiful! 💥 The transportation is super convenient, with a huge parking lot that's also 🆓, and the scenery along the Taihu Lake Avenue is as picturesque as a painting! 🌈 🎫As for the tickets, they are affordably priced and offer great value for money! You can buy them on-site or book online, either way, it's effortless! 💰 🏞️There are countless attractions, but there are a few I really want to share with you: 1️⃣ The Ruyi Guanyin Golden Bronze Statue: Wow! I was shocked by this 88-meter-tall Guanyin statue as soon as I entered the scenic area! She looks compassionate and majestic, and standing at her feet, it feels like my soul has been purified! 🙏 2️⃣ The Open-air Colorful Guanyin Statues: Wow! There are also colorful Guanyin statues over ten meters tall, each one lifelike and stunningly beautiful! 🌸 3️⃣ The Temple Buddha Statue Area: This place is like a dreamy fairyland! The halls are no longer gloomy and mysterious, but warm, beautiful, pure, and peaceful. I felt as if I was in a heavenly world, incredibly beautiful! 🌈 🍽️The scenic area offers vegetarian noodles for 15 yuan a bowl. There are also a few peacocks nearby, making it feel like a small zoo. 👉Our group went to the famous 28 Li Taihu Boat Cuisine (Guangfu Store) around Taihu Lake. This restaurant's reputation and popularity seem to be the best. Indeed, the taste was very authentic👍.

☘️ When visiting Suzhou, don't just go to the crowded city center anymore, Suzhou's Xishan Island is definitely a hidden gem for a vacation. Drive onto the island from the Taihu Lake Bridge, and the journey really feels like a mini Kamakura, especially suitable for weekend trips. ☘️ The must-visit spot on Xishan Island is the Da Ruyi Holy Land, located to the south of Taihu Lake and backed by the Miao Miao Peak, with mountain ranges resembling a green dragon and a white tiger on the east and west sides, covering an area of over 700 acres. ☘️ The Da Ruyi Holy Land on Xishan Island is dedicated to the worship of the Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. Inside the temple, there is a golden statue of Guanyin that stands 66.99 meters tall, equivalent to over 20 stories high, surrounded by continuous mountains. The largest statue of Guanyin can be ascended, all the way to the place where you can 'embrace Buddha's feet'. The parking lot is at the entrance of the scenic area, and parking is free!

South Dynasty's four hundred and eighty temples🏯 The multi-tiered pavilions in the misty rain🌧️ Founded during the Wei and Jin dynasties, the historic Great Ruyi Holy Land🕉️ Also known as the Suzhou Great Guanyin Zen Temple🌸 Situated on the Dongting Fairy Island in the middle of Taihu Lake🏞️ It is the oldest site of worship for the Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin🙏 Between the lake and mountains, the waves stretch for miles🌊 Built in the open air, the most beautiful Great Ruyi Guanyin golden bronze statue🌈 Surrounded by mountains, with the fragrance of flowers and fruits in the air🍎🌸 Where the sky and water merge, dotted with fishing sails🚣‍♂️ After 1600 years, it is known as a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River🌉 Its monastic tradition is widely spread, and many high monks have emerged🙇 It is an excellent feng shui site for worshipping Buddha🙏 💡Warm Tips💡 With a leisure annual pass, you can enter the park for free within its validity period🆓 Address: Great Ruyi Holy Land, Qiliwu, Jinting Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City (West Hill Island of Taihu Lake)📍 Ticket price: 80 RMB for adults, 59 RMB if booked in advance, 40 RMB for the elderly and children💰 Navigation: Great Ruyi Holy Land (turn near Qiliwu Tunnel entrance, enter from the east gate)🚗 Parking: Free🆓 Public transport transfer: Take bus 69 from the south square of the train station to Qunli Bridge Station, then transfer to bus 695 to Qili Station🚌