Iron Buddha Temple

After breakfast, I went for a walk in the Xiangwang Park, which is located at the site of Fengsheng Gate, one of the old city gates of Huzhou. It is said that Xiang Yu led 8,000 disciples from the east of the Yangtze River to attack the tyrannical Qin dynasty, and they broke through this gate, which is why Fengsheng Gate is also known as 'Overlord's Gate'. In the afternoon, I explored the ancient temple and admired the plum blossoms at the thousand-year-old Iron Buddha Temple in Huzhou. In front of the hall, there are two hundred-year-old rare plum trees, both of which are charming six-petaled red plums. Su Dongpo once praised the six-petaled plum tree as a sacred tree. Especially today, to see the smile of the thousand-year-old Guanyin was indeed a blessing! In the evening, I went to see the lights of Huzhou and enjoy the night view. What a perfect day.