Tiger Hill located in Suzhou, China and is a famous tourist spot. This mountain range is renowned for the many historical sites located upon its hills and for its sweeping views. The hill has a formation that resembles a crouching tiger and hence the name “Tiger Hill”. According to Chinese legend, it says that upon burial of King Helu a white tiger had made an appearance on the hill to guard it. A hill that lies within close proximity to Tiger Hill is Lion Hill this hill is commonly referred together in parallel with Tiger Hill.
Tourists through out history have flocked to admire Tiger Hill. The calligraphy and poetry etched into the rocks that lie upon the hill are evidence to the fact that for over thousands of years numerous tourists have visited this magnificent hill.
Some popular and major attractions on this hill include, the Thousand People Rock, the Lu Yu Well, the Sword Pond, the Yunyan Pagoda, the Spring of Simplicity and Honesty and the Sword Testing Rock.
The Lu Yu Well is named after the author and famous sage Lu Yu, who is was the first person to write a book on the Chinese culture of tea. It is considered that Lu Yu was the person who built this well. Yungyan Pagoda is a seven-storied pagoda, which has a tilt to its architecture. This building is taller and older than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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