Where is Suzhou suitable for New Year's Eve in 2023?

Suzhou is suitable for Hanshan Temple in 2023.

Suzhou people's sense of New Year's Eve ceremony is to go to Hanshan Temple to listen to 108 bell. Since 1979, Hanshan Temple has been listening to the bell every New Year, which continues to this day. This has also become one of the necessary activities for many old Suzhou New Year's Eve dinners. Listen to the bell of 108. As the bell rings, it means "Listen to the bell, and you will get rid of the troubles of the past year and welcome the good luck of the new year".

108 bell, corresponding to the climate of1February, has 24 solar terms, 72 times a year, which is 108 times, symbolizing the cycle of one year, saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. Ke Jicheng said that every year of a person's life, there are many troubles. To sum up, there are about 108 kinds of troubles. If you ring the bell, you will get rid of a trouble. At the beginning of the new year, hitting 108 indicates a peaceful and happy year.

Introduction to Hanshan Temple:

Hanshan Temple, located in gusu district, Suzhou, was founded in the period of Liang Xiao and Tian Jian in the Southern Dynasties (502 ~ 5 19), formerly known as "Miaoli Pingta". Hanshan Temple covers an area of about10.3 million square meters, with a construction area of more than 3,400 square meters. Hanshan Temple belongs to Lin Ji School of Zen. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Hanshan Temple was founded by two eminent monks, Hanshan and Xiqian.

Hanshan Temple was burned down by fire five times in the period of 1000, and the last reconstruction was in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Hanshan Temple was once one of the top ten famous temples in China in history. There are many historical sites in the temple, including the stone carvings of Zhang Jishi, the stone statues of Hanshan and the inscriptions of Wen Zhiming and Tang Yin.