Hanshan Temple 寒山寺

Location: China, Jiangsu, Suzhou, Gusu Google Maps Amap
Part of: National 4A Tourist Attraction
Nearby: Suzhou 3km, Classical Gardens of Suzhou 3km, Wuxi 31km, Zhouzhuang 34km, Lake Tai 37km, The Three Hills of Lake Tai 43km

Hanshan Temple stands by Maple Bridge, west of Suzhou. It owes its fame to Zhang Ji's Tang poem “Night Mooring by Maple Bridge”, with its midnight bell reaching a traveller's boat, a poem also widely known in Japan. Most of the buildings date from a late Qing rebuilding; the yellow walls are its mark.

Hanshan Temple

Photo: Windmemories (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)