Xuanmiao Taoist Temple
Xuanmiao Guan (formerly Zhenqing Guan)
Guanqian Street, Gusu District, Suzhou
Western Jin; Tang institutional peak
Western Jin Tang Daoism Market Temple
Standing where the old city’s ritual and retail axes meet, Xuanmiao anchors centuries of Daoist presence in Jiangnan. Its Tang-era prominence helped shape Suzhou as both a bureaucratic city and a center for liturgical and popular religion.