Pan Gate

Pan Gate, Pan Men, or Panmen (simplified Chinese: 盘门; traditional Chinese: 盤門; pinyin: Pán Mén; Suzhou Wu: Boe men, Wu Chinese pronunciation: [bø mən]) is a historical landmark in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Originally built during the Spring and Autumn period in the state of Wu, historians estimate it to be around 2,500 years old.

The Ruigang Pagoda is constructed of brick with wooden platforms and has simple Buddhist carvings at its base.

[1] Pan Gate is part of the ancient city wall built in 514 BCE that surrounded and protected Suzhou.

The present structure was built in the 11th year of the reign of Zhizheng (1333-1370 AD) at the end of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).