Big Buddha travel guide

Carved on the rock wall at the confluence of the Minjiang River, Qingyi River and Dadu River, the giant Buddha has sat there quietly for thousands of years, watching the river flowing and watching the world changing. The Big Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is located in the province, Minjiang River, Qingyi River, Dadu River three rivers confluence, and Le across the river. The giant Buddha is the sitting statue of Maitreya Buddha, is one of the artistic masterpieces of the Moyan statue in the Tang Dynasty, with a height of seventy-one meters and a shoulder width of twenty-eight meters. The statues are solemn, proportioned and majestic. Sitting on the riverside, it is the largest stone sculpture of Maitreya Buddha in the world. The Big Buddha is a Maitreya Buddha. The Tang Dynasty worshipped Maitreya Buddha. Buddhist sutras said that Maitreya would be "under the world" when she was born. During the Wu Zhou period, Wu Zetian ordered the fabrication of a "Big Cloud Sutra" to prove that she was the reincarnation of Maitreya, and the people's worship of Maitreya helped her ascend to the throne in the feudal era when men were superior to women. Due to Wu Zetian's strong advocacy, the wind of molding and chiselling Maitreya was widespread. The building of the Big Buddha was only more than 20 years after the Wu Zetian era, so when Haitong built the big Buddha, nature chose Maitreya Buddha, and Maitreya Buddha is a future Buddha that can bring peace and happiness, which is consistent with the Buddha's requirements for calming the flood. There are several other noteworthy sites that must be seen to see the Big Buddha. The temple is located right behind the head of the big Buddha and was built in the Tang Dynasty. Temple gate in the middle of the plaque set Su book "Zen yuan" four words. The inscription on both sides is "The Great river goes east, the Buddha comes west". This association not only gives people a sense of the solemnity of Buddhism, but also indicates the geographical location of the temple, and also cleverly embedded the word "big Buddha" in it. The pagoda is located at the peak of Lingbao peak behind the temple, so it is also called Ling, built in the Tang Dynasty. The tower is a dense eaves type square cone, built of bricks, sitting east to west, 38 meters high, a total of 13. The tower body is hollow, and there are stone steps circling along the tower axis to the top. The top of the tower is a four-corner type. Every level of the spirit has a window. Ling is a symbol of Jia Zhou, announced by the provincial people as a cultural relic protection unit. Lou Lou, also known as reading building, is located at the top of Qiluan peak. It is a courtyard building composed of buildings, corridors and pavilions. The building is a two-storey single wooden building of the Xieshan style. The three words "building" on the horizontal plaque on the front of the door are set by Huang Tingjian's handwriting, and the middle of the building is Sue leaning to sit like. There is a pavilion opposite the cliff, that is, Qingyin Pavilion. In the Qingyin Pavilion leaning on the fence overlooking, the river is far away, the mountain show. On the stone wall on the right side of the big Buddha, is the famous "nine-curve plank Road", which was excavated at the same time as the construction of the Buddha flash. The widest part of the trestle road is 1.45 meters, the narrowest part is 0.6 meters, a total of 217 stone steps, and you can move back down the cliff to the foot of the big Buddha. Bypassing the foot of the Buddha is the "trestle road" located to the left of the giant Buddha. Cut the wall through the hole, hidden in the left side of the cliff cliff. Together with the nine curved trestle road on the right side of the big Buddha, it forms a zigzagging tourist route. Wuyou Temple Wuyou Temple and temple adjacent, the two mountains separated by a water, there is a suspension bridge, and the mountain synthesis of a complete scenic spot Wuyou Temple along the mountain design, twists and turns, exquisite elegance, unique. In addition to the Buddha hall, there are Kuang Yi Pavilion, listen to the Tao Xuan, Eryagu and other exquisite buildings. The existing temple was built after the Qing Dynasty and is a relatively complete temple preserved in the province. Tea E Xin, bamboo leaf green, Yunwu tea and "Longjing", "Min Hong" with the same reputation. In addition, there are white wax, river fish, bamboo cane, bamboo weaving crafts, "silk", emei cake, Chinese painting paper, bean curd, Song pen, gastrodia, citrus and so on. Special activities Festival Festival Festival Festival Festival: The eighth month of the lunar calendar Big Buddha Cultural Festival Dragon Boat Festival: The best time to travel The Spring and autumn seasons is the best time to travel The best viewing location The best place to see the big Buddha is the river on the front of the big Buddha, you can enjoy the whole picture of the big Buddha by boat.