Water gate
For the boats.
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A stretch of Suzhou's old city wall at the south-west corner of the old town with two gates side by side, one for people on land and one for boats on the water, linking the city's canals with its old moat and the Grand Canal. A gate has stood here since the wall of the city of Wu was built in 514 BC, and the present structure dates from about 1351, under the Yuan. With two other sights it forms the «Three Landmarks of Panmen»: the Ruiguang Pagoda, first built in 247 and the oldest of Suzhou's pagodas, and the Wumen Bridge over the Grand Canal, the largest single-arch stone bridge in Jiangsu, more than 66 m long and about 10 m high, first built under the Song and rebuilt in 1872. Around them lies a park of lakes and pavilions. Tickets are CNY 40 by day or in the evening, with CNY 6 extra to climb the pagoda before 4 pm, and the area is open from 8.30 am to 9 pm, per visitor guides.
For the boats.
One soaring arch.
Above the walls.
South-west corner of the old city, Gusu District, Suzhou
It pairs a gate for people with a gate for boats in one wall, a reflection of a canal city, and the Ruiguang Pagoda and Wumen Bridge stand with it in a single view.
