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When you come to Suzhou, you must come to Xiyuan Temple to pray for a cat (you can watch it from a distance).

Xiyuan Temple🏯 is a rare "Buddhist top stream" in Suzhou It is both a thousand-year-old temple 🐈 and a cat paradise 👣Yellow walls and tile with Zen garden A casual shot is a national-style blockbuster📸 9 things you must experience when you visit Saiyuan Temple!! ️merit +1🙏 🎫 Tickets: No reservation required, scan code at the door to purchase tickets, 5r/person, want paper tickets need to go to the window to purchase ⏰Opening Hours: 8:00-17:00 (Free admission before 8:00am stops at 16:30am) [One] Burn incense and pray for blessings At the entrance, he received three sticks of incense and walked to the front of the Temple of the King of Heaven to worship all directions. He wished everything went smoothly and without any danger [Two] Eat vegetarian noodles 📍On the left side of the Heavenly King Hall Available from 8:00-15:00 Kwun Yam Noodles 💰15 (asparagus slices ➕ mushrooms ➕ oil gluten) Auspicious noodles 💰15 (vegetarian chicken ➕ pickled vegetables ➕ edamame) Ruyi noodles 💰10 (wood ears ➕ bean sprouts ➕ yellow cabbage ➕ roasted glutinous rice) Su-style thin noodles, sweet in taste, plenty of portion🍜 There are also cake dumplings, silver fungus soup, milk tea, mung bean soup, sage water and so on [Three] Vegetarian package 📍In the courtyard where you turn left at the Drum Tower Green vegetable buns 10 yuan/bag 5 pieces Bean curd buns 10 yuan/bag 5 pieces Buy alone can have a very big head, hot is better to eat ~ [Four] Number of Arhats It is said to be extremely spiritual. After worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva, enter the Rohan Hall according to "male left and female right". Find a Rohan with eyesight and start counting until the age of the Buddha statue. Remember the number. You can go to the next room to ask for a Rohan card. You can also choose to interpret the signature online.) [Five] Rub the cat 🐈 From the door and all the way up you can see many cute cats, most of them are very obedient and not afraid of people, you can bring cat food but be sure to pay attention to safety oh Try to watch them from a distance - there are too many people [Six] Feeding white pigeons 🕊️ There are many white pigeons by the lake in West Garden. You can prepare some small bread to feed the white pigeons 7 [Seven] Copy Buddhist scriptures ✍️ The Lake Heart Pavilion Tea Room in West Garden allows you to copy scriptures for free. You can feel the quietness of the years with your whole heart. Remember to keep quiet🤫 Wash your hands before copying scriptures The backyard can also be strolled around the yellow wall with the shadows of the trees especially relaxing [Eight] Throwing coins Throw coins into the pagoda in front of the main hall, maybe make a good wish before throwing it✨ [Nine] Precautions ⚠️⚠️ 1. Do not blow incense with your mouth 2. Don't step on the threshold (there is a saying of not going through this hurdle). 3. Dress appropriately and do not expose 4. Loud noise is prohibited 💙Play the route Enter the main entrance → receive three sticks of incense and pray for blessings → Daxiong Treasure Hall → Rohan Hall Count Arhats → Backyard Cat → Lake Heart Pavilion Empty + Photography → Meditation in the Sutra Copying Room → Eat at Vegetarian Noodle House → Return ‌💙Buddhist tips‌ ✅ East gate entry, is no ticket ✔️ ✅ Remember! Although the cat is cute, don't force it!! ️✅ Wear comfortable shoes!! ️ Stone road + rampage mode, high-heeled party will cry 😭 ✅ 7 am rush 💯 contracted empty temple ✅ The stall at the door to see the face and life ❌ Don't believe it ✅ Accommodation: Recommended near Xiyuan Temple, close to several other attractions ✅ Surrounding attractions: Liuyuan, Shantang Street, Tiger Hill Wetland, Hanshan Temple
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