Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower)

The Tiger Hill or Huqiu Pagoda, officially the Yunyan or Yunyan Temple Pagoda, is a Chinese pagoda situated on in , Jiangsu Province, in eastern China. It is nicknamed the 'Leaning Tower of China'.
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  • Type: Temple
  • Description: pagoda in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Also known as: “Huqiu Tower”, “Tiger Hill Pagoda”, “Yunyan Pagoda”, and “Yunyan Temple Pagoda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huqiu Mountain Scenic Area and Qingshanqiaobang station.

Park
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
Tiger Hill or Huqiu is a hill in , . It is a tourist destination that is known for its natural environment and historic sites. The hill's name is said to come from the fact it looks like a crouching tiger.

Metro station
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is a metro station, which is situated 760 metres southeast of Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower).

Metro station
Photo: YuDiao1118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a metro station, which is situated 2 km west of Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huqiu Subdistrict and Sujin.

Suburb
is a township-level division of Gusu District, , , China.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a township-level division of Gusu District, , , China.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a township-level division of Gusu District, , , China. is situated 3½ km south of Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower).

Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower)

Latitude
31.33799° or 31° 20′ 17″ north
Longitude
120.57635° or 120° 34′ 35″ east
Height
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8Q328HQG+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 206069300
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1581102
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Wu Chinese—“Tiger Hill Tower (Yunyan Temple Tower)” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pagoda del Turó del Tigre”
  • Chinese: “中国的比萨斜塔”
  • Chinese: “云岩寺塔”
  • Chinese: “苏州云岩寺塔”
  • Chinese: “虎丘塔”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تايجر هيل باجودا”
  • French: “pagode de la colline du tigre”
  • French: “Pagode de la colline du tigre”
  • German: “Pagode des Yunyan-Tempels in Suzhou”
  • Italian: “Pagoda della Collina della Tigre”
  • Malay: “Pagoda Bukit Harimau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Huqiutårnet”
  • Norwegian: “Huqiutårnet”
  • Polish: “Pagoda Huqiu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Yunyanska pagoda”
  • Slovenian: “Pagoda Junjan, Sudžov”
  • Spanish: “Pagoda de la Colina del Tigre”
  • Ukrainian: “Пагода Пагорб тигра”
  • Wu Chinese: “云岩寺塔”

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Highlights include 苏州云岩寺塔 and 千顷云.

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