Blue Wave Pavilion Garden

Offline map Google map (Cānglàng Tíng; Renmin Lu; low/high season ¥15/20) A bit on the wild side, with winding creeks and corridors of bamboo, Blue Wave Pavilion is one of the oldest gardens in Sūzhōu, originally dating from the 11th century. Lacking a northern wall, the 1-hectare garden creates an illusion of space by borrowing scenes from the outside, incorporating the adjacent canal and distant hills.

Confucius Temple Confucian Temple

(Wén Miào; Renmin Lu; 8.30am-4.30pm) At the southern end of Renmin Lu is the old Confucius Temple; the main hall is being restored but there are some intriguing historical stelae on view.

Pán Gate Gate

Offline map Google map (Pán Mén; 1 Dong Dajie; 1 admission ¥25, incl Ruìguāng Pagoda & boat trip ¥40; 7.30am-6pm) By the southwest corner of the outer moat (but entered from Dong Dajie), and part of one of Sūzhōu’s few remaining stretches of city wall (which you can walk along), Pán Gate is thought to be China’s last remaining land-and-water-gate, dating from 1355.

Inside the same grounds, Ruìguāng Pagoda Offline map Google map (Ruìguāng Ta; admission ¥6) dates from the 3rd century and can be climbed. Further north, Gold Gate (Jīn Mén), just inside the western stretch of the city moat, is a plain but charming, unrestored city gate. Take tourist bus Y5 from the train station or Changxu Lu.

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