Lake Tai & Hills

Lingyan Hill

Lingyan Shan

Wuzhong District, Suzhou (near Mudu)
Spring and Autumn Wu; Six Dynasties Buddhism
Guanwa Palace Site Wu Palace Lore Buddhist Monasteries

The hill compresses court scandal lore and monastic quiet: terraces once imagined as kingly pleasure grounds were reframed by monks as a landscape of redemption and distant bells.