北塔公园
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北寺亦称报恩寺，是苏州最古老的佛寺，距今已有1700多年。始建于三国东吴赤乌年间（238-251 年）。相传是东吴孙权的母亲吴太夫人舍宅而建。古称通玄寺，唐初改称开元寺，五代后周显德年间（954-960年）易名为报恩寺。
北寺塔巍然耸立苏州市城北人民路东侧，是一座典型的砖木结构楼阁式佛塔，在苏州诸塔中尤称雄伟，历来是苏州的一个重要标志。该塔始建于南朝梁代（502年-556年），南宋绍兴二十三年（1153年）重建，以后历代也经过多次修治。塔八九层，规模宏大，重檐覆宇，与杭州的六和塔属同一类型的建筑。塔高76米，为江南第一高塔。
北寺塔东侧有明万历四十年（1612年）重建的楠木观音殿，它是苏州现在保存最完整的明代古建筑之一。殿的结构坚固完好，佛像及须弥座雕刻精工，枋柱间有数十幅画工精细、色彩调和、风格独特的彩绘。观音殿南面建一长廊，陈列着目前国内最大的巨型漆雕《盛世滋生图》，也称《姑苏繁华图》。该图全长３２米，高２米，再现了清代“乾隆盛世”苏州的繁华。塔后碑亭中置有罕见的元代石雕艺术品张士诚纪功碑，具有极高的历史艺术价值。塔北是以山水为意境的古典花园，园内池面宽阔，山石空灵，俯视水中巍峨塔影，别有一番情趣。
北塔公园印象
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If you're staying near there. We did, and found the 25 yuan admission to be acceptable. The view is not much but walking up the stairs is a fun change from all the walking u normally do when sightseeing. In one of the buildings there were lots and lots of books on Buddhism in Chinese I do speak Chinese so it was a very nice surprise to me they also have DVDs I have no idea what's on then yet, they said music, the cover says stories.
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如果你不去仔细地观察一草一木，你怎么能发现公园的美？虽然我去的时候还不是最美的夏天，但路边含苞欲放的花和青翠挺拔的竹，已经开始给这个原本就美丽的城市注入了更多的生命力了。
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北寺塔又称报恩寺，是古城区内最高的建筑，入内就看到一弥勒佛笑口常开，其实寺院很大，内有很多的园林水景可看
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北寺亦称报恩寺，是苏州最古老的佛寺，距今已有1700多年。始建于三国东吴赤乌年间（238-251 年）。相传是东吴孙权的母亲吴太夫人舍宅而建。古称通玄寺，唐初改称开元寺，五代后周显德年间（954-960年）易名为报恩寺。
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北塔在北门外，这片区域现在成了北塔公园。可以登塔远眺，在塔上可以看到整个苏州城内的灰檐白墙。塔下有片池水、绿地，也有园林的意境，但所不知道是新修的还是原有的。
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A pagoda was first built here during the Sung Dynasty and Beisi Pagoda retains something of a Sung-era apprearance. The current structure was built during the Ming Dynasty but it retained many nuances from the earlier Sung Dynasty original. That makes it one of the more appealing and authentic timber and brick pagodas in Jiangsu.This ancient tower rises up 9 floors via a spiral staircase and it is worth climbing to the top for wide views of the city and (sadly) its smog. You can see Tiger Hill to one side and the skyscrapers outside the old town moat area on the other. There are also numerous old whitewashed Chinese houses in the surrounding area. Before you leave the temple it is also wirth checking out the old timber hall that has survived in a neighboring courtyard.
