Xuanmiao Temple ( "Mysterious Sublimity Temple" or "Mysterious Essence Temple") is a prominent Taoist temple with a long history, located at the center of old Suzhou City.

   The street along east-west direction in front of the temple is called Guanqian Street , a famed business pedestrian street in Suzhou. A lane called Gong Xiang along north-south direction leads directly to the gate.

   Xuanmiao Temple was founded in Xianning 2nd year (AD 276), Western Jin Dynasty, and was initially named "Zhen Qing Dao Yuan" . It was destroyed by wars in Southern Song Dynasty. It was rebuilt in Chunxi's years (1174-1189), and was renamed Xuanmiao Guan in 1264. In Qing Dynasty, due to the taboo against using the emperor Kangxi's name, Xuanye , the temple was renamed Yuanmiao Guan .