# Susan Prison (苏三监狱)

Linfen, Shanxi Province · North China, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
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Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥40
- **Opening hours:** 8：00—18：00
- **Time needed:** 2–3 hours
- **Getting there:** Very close to the Great Locust Tree; about a 15-minute walk.
- **Good for:** Architecture

## About Susan Prison

Su San Prison is divided into ordinary cells and death row. Along the two sides of the entrance hall are 12 ordinary cells, split into men's and women's cells. Each cell measures only 4 square metres and typically held around six prisoners. The place never sees sunlight, the air is foul, and prisoners often died before their cases were concluded. The death cell, also called the "Tiger Head Prison", is gloomy, damp and very low, and this is where Su San was once held.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1858. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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