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West Garden Temple (Xi Yuan Si)
West Garden Temple (Xi Yuan Si) Review
This temple is most notable for the Hall of 500 Arhats (Wubai Luohan Tang), which houses 500 gold-painted statues of these Buddhist guides. They are humorous carvings: one struggling with dragons, another cradling a cat.
- Address: 8 Xiwan Lu, across from Lingering Garden, Suzhou, 215002
- Cost: Y25
- Hours: Daily 7--5
- Location: Suzhou
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