Tielingguan

Tielingguan, also known as Fengqiao enemy tower, is located in Fengqiao outside changmenwai. It was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City in 1963 and a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1982. In the 36th year of Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1557), Shang weichi, the imperial censor, established three enemy towers to resist the Japanese invaders from harassing Suzhou City, one in Mudu Town, one in fengmenwai, and one in Fengqiao, namely tielingguan. Now there is only one iron bell pass left. At the beginning, tielingguan was "based on the lower base stone, with three layers in the middle, covered with tiles and porous on the side". Together with the ancient canal and maple bridge in front of the pass, it formed a complete defense system and became an important pass in the west of Suzhou.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, tielingguan was repaired and reinforced several times. From 1986 to 1987, it was overhauled, strengthened the Guantai arch, and built three single story buildings with single eaves on it, which was restored to the scale of Qing Dynasty. Guantai is built on the basis of stones, with brick walls. The bottom plane is rectangular, with a width of 15 meters, a depth of 10.2 meters and a height of 7 meters. It is arched in the middle, crosses the east end of Fengqiao bridge in the West and connects Fengqiao street in the East. The north and south walls of the gate are equipped with large and small arches respectively, with Dengguan brick level built inside, and space for storing soldiers and weapons.

Transportation: take bus No.33, 44, 301, 307 and you to the foot of Heshan bridge, walk on the bridge and then follow the ramp to Hanshan Temple; or take bus No.9, 10, 45 and you to the foot of Laifeng bridge and walk along Fengqiao road for 10 minutes.

Tielingguan

Tielingguan is located in the western suburb of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, close to Fengqiao and the Grand Canal, adjacent to Hanshan Temple. It was listed as a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City in 1963 and a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangsu Province in 1982.

Tielingguan

Tielingguan is composed of Chenglou and Guantai. It was built in 1557, the 36th year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty. It is also known as Fengqiao enemy tower. It is one of the "three passes" in Suzhou (the other two are Hushu pass and Jinchang pass, now destroyed). It is an important relic of the Anti Japanese struggle in Ming Dynasty. In 1829, it was rebuilt, and the next year it was rebuilt into Wenxing Pavilion. After years of disrepair, the attic collapsed, and the battlements, women's walls, perforations, etc. were all collapsed. On April 27, 1949, after the 85th and 86th divisions of the 29th army of the Chinese people's liberation army defeated the defenders on Fengqiao and tielingguan lines, they entered Suzhou city. In 1963, tielingguan was listed as a municipal cultural relic protection unit, which was repaired and reinforced. During the overhaul from 1986 to 1987, the arch of Guantai was strengthened, the battlements were rebuilt, and three single storey pavilions with single eaves were built on the Guantai. The front of Guantai is 15 meters wide, 10.2 meters deep and 7 meters high. In the middle of the arch, carved on the door "tielingguan" three words. Both the north and south walls of the gate are equipped with large and small arches, with Dengguan brick level inside and garrison cave. Outside the gate are the maple bridge and the Grand Canal.

Address: fengqiaotu, Jinchang district (near Hanshan Temple)

Longitude: 120.567422

Latitude: 31.310703

Ticket information: Free