Suzhou’s Temple of Mystery (Xuanmiaoguan) is not just another Daoist Temple! It is Suzhou’s most active place of worship and houses a great collection of Southern Song Dynasty religious statues.
The most important hall in the temple is Sanqing Hall, which is dedicated to the main gods of Daoism with Tianshanglaojun most prominent.
The statues here have a high degree of artistic detail, excellent scale, solemn facial expressions, and dignified postures. These statues, some of which are 17 meters high, are some of the best examples of Song Dynasty religious sculpture existing today.
The temple also contains a collection of stone carvings, preserved paintings and calligraphy from the Tang Dynasty.
Open: 8am to 4pm daily
