Today, we made a visit to the famous Hanshan Temple located on the outskirts of Suzhou, by a small canal and accessed via an old humpbacked bridge. Green foliage cascades down over the saffron walls. Its beautiful scenery has inspired many poets throughout history to write memorable poems. It fact, it owes its fame to the poem "Overnight Stay at Feng Qiao" by Zhang Ji, a Tang Dynasty poet.
We learnt that the temple has a history harking back to 1500 years. It was built by Han Shan, a Buddist poet. It was rebuilt about 200 years ago. Do you know that the temple was burnt down five times in the past?
We loved the scenery so much that we decided to take lots of photos.
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