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Water and antiquity are the theme of the city of
Suzhou, demonstrated through numerous historical
sites like temples ,bridges and pagodas.
Among places of historical interest that can be
mentioned are the remains of the city gate and walls
and resort palace built by King Wu over 2, 000 years
ago,the drill ground of the strategist Sun Wuzi,the
Dyke of Lord Bai built by the Tang poet Bai Juyi ,the
ancestral shrine and cemetery of the Song statesman
Fan Zhongyan, pagodas such as Tiger Hill Pagoda,
Auspicious Light Pagoda, Twin Pagodas, Shangfang
Pagoda,Lingyan Temple Pagoda and the tallest North
Temple Pagoda, and today's largest Song building in
the Taoist Temple of Mystery,the Tang sculptures in
Purple Gold Nunnery and those of the Song in Baosheng Temple,
etc. The historical relics dating a thousand years back can all be
traced to their record, sites of architectural evidences. Those of the
Ming and Qing Dynasties remain in even greater numbers. Under
the protection at various government levels, there are 10 national
monuments, 58 provincial monuments and 351 city or county
monuments. Besides,there are great numbers of ancient bridges,
trees, residential buildings being preserved,and those remnants of
ancient alleys,street shops and tea-houses yet to be unearthed.
Centuries of debris is outshined by the ancient city and its rich
legacy,and the value of the unique Wu Culture permeates every
corner of the region.
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