Suzhou 蘇州

Sūzhōu 蘇州 Other names include: Wú 吳; Historical romanizations: Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow

Nearby Locations: Nánjīng 南京 Shànghǎi 上海

Jiāngnán 江南 Region

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Sūzhōu 蘇州 is an ancient and prosperous city in Jiāngsū 江蘇 province. The city was occupied during the Tàipíng rebellion.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Hánshān Temple 寒山寺
• Língyán Temple 靈岩寺
  • Dān Péigēn 單培根 took refuge here in the 1940s

Other Notes

• Yóu Zhìbiǎo 尤智表 was born here in 1901, and Wáng Xiǎoxú 王小徐 was born here in 1875
• Tàixū 太虛 was tonsured in a small temple here in 1904
• Zhāng Tàiyán 章太炎 died here in 1936

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