Historic site · JIANGSU
Tiger Hill (Huqiu)
虎丘 · Hǔqiū
About
Founding burial site of the city of Suzhou (514 BCE). The 47m Yunyan Pagoda (961 CE) leans like Pisa.
Tiger Hill is a 36m hill on Suzhou's northern outskirts, traditionally associated with the burial of King Helu of Wu in 514 BCE — the founding of Suzhou. The leaning Yunyan Pagoda (961 CE) on the summit is a brick 7-storey octagonal structure tilted 2.4m from vertical (the leaning is comparable in fame to Pisa within China). The hillside has multiple smaller pavilions, the Sword Spring (where Helu's swords are said to be buried), and atmospheric landscape gardening.
How to get there
Bus or taxi from central Suzhou.
When to visit
Spring or autumn.
Other attractions in Suzhou
Itineraries featuring this site
- Chinese opera circuit in 10 days
10d · Beijing Peking opera, Suzhou Kunqu, Shanghai Yueju, Chengdu Sichuan opera — four traditions in ten days.
- Classical Gardens Circuit — Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Beyond, 12 days
12d · China's finest classical gardens in sequence: Suzhou's UNESCO garden quartet, Hangzhou's West Lake landscape, Yangzhou's slender garden tradition, and Shaoxing's canal-town context.
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