[2025 Suzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Ruiguang Tower (Updated Mar)

#historicplaces Ruiguang pagoda is a prominent historical landmark in Suzhou. The architecture consists of bricks and wooden platforms. The pagoda is part of the Pan Gate Scenic Area. The gate, built during the kingdom of Wu, surrounds Suzhou’s canal and was the only entrance to the city in the ancient times. It offered protection to Suzhou and is estimated to be 2500 years old. The scenic area also consists of a beautiful garden with a lake. You can also walk on the city wall and enjoy a view of the surroundings. It was pretty calm and pleasurable. Entrance 🎟 - 40¥ How to go - Get off at Nan Men (南门) metro station (transfer 🚇 for line 4 & 5) and walk for about 10- 13 mins to the entrance on Dong Da Street (东大街） #historicculture#historicallandmarks#historiccallandmark#ancientlandmark#ancientarchitecture#suzhou#suzhoutravel#jiangsu

There is a Ruiguang Pagoda in Suzhou, which is said to have been built by Sun Quan, the ruler of the Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, to repay his mother's kindness. He constructed a 13-story stupa. After the pagoda was completed, Sun Quan personally went to worship, which made this pagoda extraordinary. Not only did a person of high authority visit to worship, but the pagoda often emitted five-colored auspicious light, hence it was named Ruiguang Pagoda. ⛰【Travel Tips】 📍Detailed address: Inside Panmen in the southwest corner of Suzhou city district 🚗Transportation tips: Board at the Guangfu Town Government Station, take (Bus 63) to Taihu Xiangshan Station, transfer to to Nanmen Station, and walk 836 meters to reach; From Suzhou Railway Station (Exit 4), take to Nanmen Station (exit), and walk 935 meters to reach. 🕙Opening hours: 09:00-16:30 💰Ticket price: Free admission 🌟Highlights: 1. The Ruiguang Pagoda is a typical example of a brick and wood structured tower pavilion. It uses a high proportion of wooden structures, not only the protruding dougong and waist eaves are all wooden, but there are also many wooden structural materials inside the brick tower, such as bricks with wooden pegs, inner dougong, moon beams, corridor beams, and beams above the pot gate, etc. 2. The dougong on the outer wall of the Ruiguang Pagoda: Divided into waist eaves dougong and flat seat brackets, the waist eaves dougong has two types of supplementary paving and corner paving, the supplementary paving is a five-paving single dougong with a heart scroll head, among which the supporting wall dougong is brick carved, one layer of supporting wall dougong is carved as heavy dougong, that is, mud road dougong, slow dougong. The corner paving uses round bricks for dougong, with three seams of splendid dougong on top, the front and side seams are the same as the supplementary paving, plus one seam of corner splendid dougong. On top of the second jump corner splendid dougong, a yu'ang and a treasure vase are applied to support the corner beam. The secondary step dougong is a four-paving scroll head structure. 3. Most of the colored paintings inside the Ruiguang Pagoda are from later restorations, only on the wooden railings are there remnants of seven red and eight white colored paintings, the white square parts are slightly recessed, and the number of squares varies, with six blocks on the long railings, and four or two blocks on the short railings.

🌸Opening: Are you tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, longing to find a pure land of the soul? Suzhou Panmen Scenic Area is that dreamy paradise. 🏰Overview of Panmen Scenic Area: Panmen, as the ancient gateway of Suzhou, carries countless stories and history. Every brick and tile here seems to be telling ancient love words. 🌸Recommended attractions: Ruiguang Tower: The Ruiguang Tower soars into the sky, and there is a different scenery on each floor. The Buddha's light in the tower is shining, making people feel peaceful. Standing on the top of the tower, you can see the whole Suzhou city, which is beautiful. Panmen City Wall: Walking along the city wall, it seems to have traveled to ancient times. Each brick is engraved with the mark of history, which makes people fall into thought. Wumen Bridge: The Wumen Bridge spans over the ancient city river, and the green waves under the bridge are rippling. Standing on the bridge and watching the sunset, the picture is simply beautiful to tears. 🍲Recommended local food: Coming to Suzhou, how can you not taste the authentic Su cuisine? Fish soup, squirrel mandarin fish, steamed bass, each dish is a feast on the tip of the tongue. 📸Photo shooting tips: In the Panmen Scenic Area, every place is an excellent background. It is recommended to use the ancient style filter, which perfectly blends with the scenery here. Stand under the Ruiguang Tower and take a long-legged photo, it will definitely blow up your friends circle! 🚌Traffic guide: Take the subway line 4 from Suzhou city area, and get off at Nanmen station to arrive. There are also several bus lines near the scenic area, making travel very convenient. Conclusion: In the Panmen Scenic Area, every breath seems to blend with history. There is not only beautiful scenery here, but also profound cultural heritage. Come to Suzhou, don't miss this romantic place for a thousand years!🌹