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Panmen Gate (age uncertain)
Panmen gate is Suzhou's oldest. It is near the Grand Canal, just a stone's throw away from the Wumen Bridge, one of the famous "Three Scenes at Panmen" along with the nearby Pagoda of Auspicious Light. The gate was extensively repaired in 1986 when the guardtower was rebuilt.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2001 Professor Kerk L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA.
Boyd, Andrew. Chinese Architecture and Town Planning: 1500 B.C. - A.D. 1911
Holmesdale Press Ltd, 1962. London
Cheng, Liyao. Ancient Chinese Architecture: Private Gardens
Springer-Verlag/Wein, 1999. New York
Dong, Xiaoming. Cultural Heritage: The Old City of Suzhou
Guwuxuan Publishing House, 2002. China
Feng, Chaoxiong & Fan, Yiguang. The Classical Gardens of Suzhou
New World Press, 2007. China
Liu, Dunzhen. Classical Gardens of Suzhou
China Architecture and Building Press, 2005. China
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