Hanshan Temple in Suzhou | The Most Comprehensive Guide to Wishing and Touring

Hanshan Temple in Suzhou | The Most Comprehensive Guide to Wishing and Touring‼️|||"Outside the Gusu city is Hanshan Temple, where at midnight the bell sounds reach the guest boats"🏞 Buy tickets on-site, 20r/person 7:30—18:00 (Ticket sales stop at 17:00) 🚇Subway: Line 1➡️9002 community bus east line 🚌Bus: Routes 313/303/33, get off at Heshan Bridge or Laifeng Bridge. 💫Wishing Process: 1️⃣ Enter the temple to request incense: Step into the temple, the first thing to do is to request incense. Pick up the incense, follow the ancient ritual, light the incense, then follow the temple's path, worship in all four directions, and place the lit incense into the incense burner. 2️⃣ Count the Arhats: Go to the Arhat Hall on the left, find the Arhat that catches your eye, and according to your own age, find your corresponding Arhat (count your age after finding it) and make three bows to pray for your wish. 3️⃣ Guanyin Bodhisattva—three bows: Continue forward to the right to the Guanyin Bodhisattva. Make three bows to pray for family safety. 4️⃣ Mahavira Hall—three bows: Enter the Mahavira Hall, pay respects to the scripture Bodhisattva. Make three bows to pray for academic success. 5️⃣ Hanshi Hall—three bows: Pass through the courtyard to Hanshi Hall. Make three bows and join the two immortals to pray for a fulfilling marriage. 6️⃣ Backyard Pagoda—three bows: Go to the backyard pagoda, make three bows to the Four-faced Buddha, and pray for everything to go smoothly. 7️⃣ Touch the Pixiu: Walk out of the pagoda, touch a pair of Pixiu from head to tail, and pray for good luck. 8️⃣ Western Three Buddhas—three bows: Then go to the Western Three Buddhas, make three bows, and then walk clockwise around the pagoda three times to pray for the realization of your wishes. Sincerity brings spirit, and all that is wished for is obtained. 💫Outside the Wishing Ceremony: 🔔 Ring the bell to pray for blessings: 20r/3 times Ringing the bell is a traditional activity at Hanshan Temple. You can ring the bell in the bell tower to pray for blessings. On New Year's Eve, there is a bell-ringing ceremony 108 times, which is said to symbolize the elimination of 108 kinds of troubles. 🎏 Feed the Koi: 10r/person In front of the Dharma Distribution Hall, feed the koi and touch their heads to bring good luck. 📿 Request a string of prayer beads: Inside the hall, request a string of prayer beads according to your wishes, and receive the blessing of the Buddha. There are many styles of bracelets, with eighteen seeds for 50r. 🍜 Eat the Guanyin Blessed Noodles: Finally, return to the entrance to taste the Guanyin Blessed Noodles, flower cakes, and Arhat Five-Flower Dew, and feel the blessings of the Guanyin Bodhisattva. On this sacred land, every wish made with heart will be responded to. May all your prayers be fulfilled and your wishes come true!