Beautiful! The tranquil autumn scenery, a stunning temple by the clear stream | Suzhou Xiyuan Temple
A temple is built among a grove of ancient ginkgo trees, forming a wonderful scene with its Zen rooms. These old lush trees are set off by the mellow yellow walls, highlighting the Zen atmosphere. When autumn comes, the leaves will gently fall to the ground in the courtyard, forming a layer of brilliant colors. Sometimes, you can see a cat quietly walking through these leaves, making a rustling sound. This scene, as if adding a touch of Zen to the poetry.
The autumn of Xiyuan Temple is beautiful, you can enjoy ginkgo, eat vegetarian noodles, pet cats, feed pigeons, copy scriptures, stamp, and get three incense sticks for free at the entrance.
Address: No.18, Xiyuan Alley, Liuyuan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City
Time: 8:00-17:00, stop admission at 16:30
🎫Ticket: 5 yuan
🅿️Transportation: Self-driving (with parking lot),
Subway (Line 1 to Tongjing North Road, walk 1 kilometer),
Bus (Route 6, 10, 11, 17, 40 to Xiyuan Road East Station, walk to reach)
🌟 Activity arrangement:
Pray for blessings, pet cats, feed pigeons, copy scriptures, count Arhats, eat vegetarian noodles, sit for a while to pass the time, enjoy ginkgo in autumn
🔹Check-in: Photo wall, Xihuayuan Lake Heart Pavilion, Wisdom Bridge, Imperial Plaque Building, Mountain Gate Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Daxiong Treasure Hall, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Guanyin Hall, Five Hundred Arhat Hall, Yunqi Pavilion
✨Play tips:
☑️Arrive at Xiyuan Temple and buy a ticket for 5 yuan at the entrance.
☑️Receive three free incense sticks (you can pray at the entrance of the Heavenly King Hall), pray for peace and health.
☑️Ask for an Arhat sign (it is said to be very effective, you can try it) You can also buy Arhat cards and lucky bags (15 yuan).
☑️Pass through the Lake Heart Pavilion, take pictures and copy scriptures.
☑️Eat noodles at off-peak times! At this time, you will find that there is no queue for vegetarian noodles (at more than two o'clock in the afternoon, the Ruyi noodles were sold out, and the cashier at the door of the shop closed the stall at more than three o'clock, Guanyin noodles💰15r, Ruyi noodles💰10r).
☑️Buy vegetarian buns by the way! (Five for ten yuan), have a cup of Xiyuan Temple milk tea🧋, it tastes like childhood.
☑️Pet the little cats of Xiyuan Temple🐱, each one is chubby.
☑️At this stage, you can get free couplets, "Fu" characters, and New Year calendars at the small wooden house opposite the Heavenly King Hall.
📸About taking pictures:
If you want fewer people, you must enter the park early, around 7:30, and it is harder to find a parking space if you go late
⚠️Warm reminder: The cats of Xiyuan Temple are really everywhere. Some come over to rub against you, but some walk by arrogantly. It is recommended not to pet cats casually, because many people have been scratched by🐱. Especially for those who like to pet cats, be careful, and withdraw immediately if something is wrong.
🥘In addition, the vegetarian noodles🍜 of Xiyuan Temple are really delicious, the soup base is fresh and sweet, the noodles are traditional Suzhou-style thin noodles, the bamboo shoots and gluten packages in the Guanyin Temple are particularly flavorful, the first time I ate vegetarian noodles, I ate them all! Not a waste at all!
✨Nearby attractions: Liuyuan, Hanshan Temple, Maple Bridge, Tiger Hill
Xiyuan Jiezhuang Lv Temple was built from the Yuan Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty (1264-1294), formerly known as Guiyuan Temple. At the end of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Qing Xu Tai of Taibu Temple converted the already declining Guiyuan Temple into a house garden, called Xiyuan. After Xu Tai's death, his son Xu Rongshe Xiyuan was a temple, and he invited the 21st generation of the ancestral master Maolin lawyer to stay in Ming Chongxu in eight years. The monastery has since become the ceremonial venue of the ceremonial temple, and changed its name to the ceremonial temple. In the ten years of Qing Xianfeng, the ceremonial temple was destroyed in the military affairs. During the Qing Guangxu period, Guanghui Master rebuilt the Domain, and built the Temple of Heavenly Kings, Daxiong Palace, Luohan Hall, release pool and Anshen facilities. For 15 years in the Republic of China, the architectural scale of the temple was formed and the statues inside the temple were completed.
Suzhou Xiyuan Temple is also called Jiezhuanglu Temple, at No. 18 Xiyuan Lane, Lingering Road. There is a temple in the garden, the garden is the temple view. At the earliest, it was called Guiyuan Temple. During the Ming Jiajing years, it was changed to a private garden and called Xiyuan. During the Chongqi period, it was renamed Jiezhuanglu Temple. In Qingxianfeng ten years. Destroyed by soldiers and fires. It was only restored during the Guangxu years. I recommend everyone to focus on: Zhaobi, Fude Bridge, Wisdom Bridge, Yuci Archway, Shanmen Temple, 500 Luohan, Qianshou Guanyin.
Net red temple, really well-deserved! This temple is really cute cats everywhere, under the tree, in the Buddhist hall, in the grass, the rockery between the stone seams of the rockery are all kinds of cats, they are not afraid of people, some can also touch, but not every cat is good-tempered, today I also saw Miss Sister was caught by the cat and saw red. I thought there were not many people in Xiyuan Temple, but there were still a lot of people on the weekend. Basically, I couldn't find a no-man corner and I could take a few scenery photos.
The commercial atmosphere is not heavy, very natural temple. There are also gardens and 500 Luohan inside. 500 Luohan is full of shock. Great! Vegetarian noodles are also delicious, and there are vegetable bags. Now the New Year also sends free spring couplets and calendars.
Hello everyone, today I am taking you to visit Xiyuan Temple, an ancient attraction in Suzhou. Xiyuan Temple is located in the north of Suzhou City and is an ancient temple with a history of more than 300 years. Before entering the door, we can visit its foyer first. There is a stone monument in the foyer, which is said to be a literary question in the Qing Dynasty. It feels very cultural. Enter the formal park, the first entry is the monkshe area, this is the management area of the temple, we can see the monks' accommodation area, practice area, etc. Along the way, you will find that the surrounding scenery is getting more and more beautiful, the park is shaded by trees, and there are endless streams of runners, morning exercises, and bird feeding people. Continue to go, we can see a quiet pool, there are many lotus flowers planted here, the lotus pond is lush, the color is colorful, very beautiful. There is also a small bridge not far away. It is said that the Songhe Bridge in Suzhou was based on this small bridge. Next, we came to the most core park - Xiyuan. This is a typical Jiangnan garden, with rockery, ponds, small bridges and flowing water, strange stones and trees, and beautiful scenery. Here, you can drink tea, listen to music, read books, walk, or sit by the lake and taste Suzhou snacks, very pleasant. Xiyuan Temple is mainly divided into four parts: "Shanmen, Sangshe, Xiyuan, Baihuayuan", in addition to a Tibetan Jing Pavilion and a clock tower, are very worth seeing attractions. In short, Suzhou Xiyuan Temple is an ancient temple integrating culture, art and natural scenery, which is worth everyone to come and play.