Friday, July 11, 2025

Hall and Pagoda, Lingyanshan Temple, Suzhou, Jiangsu


A pagoda peeks past the Main Hall at Lingyanshan Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu. King Fuchai of Wu built a palace on the site for his gorgeous concubines, including Xi Shi, one of the Four Beauties in Ancient China (and a spy for his enemy, King Goujian of Yue). Fuchai later converted the palace to a Daoist temple; the Buddhist temple was built on the site centuries later.

Posted to Posted to Reddit and Bluesky, July 11, 2025

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