Yuwang Temple, located in the northwest of Yao Lu Li Village, Bei Zhengjing Port, Luo Tou Zhou, West Mountain Island (today’s Jintan Town), Wu County, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, was built in memory of the great Yu, who managed the water disasters of Lake Tai. It is also known as Yu Temple or Shui Ping Wang Temple. Legend has it that Yu convened various lords at Yuqi Mountain on West Mountain Island to discuss flood control strategies. Once the three rivers were harnessed and the lake stabilized, Yu was revered and beloved by the local people. In his honor, temples were built at the four cardinal directions of West Mountain Island. Through the vicissitudes of history, only this temple remains. In 1986, Yuwang Temple was listed as a cultural protection unit of Wu County and is now a cultural protection unit of Suzhou City due to administrative adjustments. It is open all year round from 08:00 to 17:00.
Preferential policies include: Children under 6 years old or under 1.4 meters in height are admitted free with valid identification; children, students, and the elderly aged between 6 and 18 years old, full-time university students, and those between 60 and 70 years old are eligible for half-price tickets; elderly above 70 years old are admitted free with valid identification; people with disabilities and active-duty military personnel are admitted free with valid identification; those with the ‘Three Exemptions’ honor certificate from the Jiangsu Province Blood Donation Regulation are admitted free; labor models and sanitation honorees from Wu County and above are admitted free; preferential treatment objects who receive national compensation are admitted free; those with Wu County Tourism Bureau preferential certificates are admitted free; religious personnel from the religious activity sites within the scenic area and their staff are admitted free with valid identification; and Wu County union members and their families enjoy preferential ticket prices according to the documents (Wu Gongfa [2013] No. 43, Wu Gongfa [2013] No. 66). Please note that the above information is for reference only and the actual policies are subject to the announcements at the scenic spot. Service facilities include a parking lot: [Yuwang Temple Scenic Area Parking Lot], reference price: free; address: Yuwang Temple Scenic Area, Jintan Town, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province; number of spaces: 100.Yuwang Temple
Yuwang Temple, located in the northwest of Yao Lu Li Village, Bei Zhengjing Port, Luo Tou Zhou, West[...]
