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Hanshan Temple is located in the west outskirts of Suzhou.
The temple was first built in the Tianjian period of the Liang Dynasty (502-557).
A famous monk, Hanshan, was said to have been in charge of the temple during
the Tang Dynasty (618-907) so it was named after him. There is a famous poem about
the temple by the Tang Dynasty poet, Zhang Ji,
"Away from the town of Suzhou stands Hanshan Temple,
the chime of its midnight bell reaches as far as my boat."
6/26/2001 |
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