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The Central Plains Giant Buddha is located next to Yaoshan Mountain in Zhaocun Township, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, about 95 kilometers away from the urban area of Pingdingshan City. It is taller than the famous Wuxi Lingshan Giant Buddha. If you take the high-speed from Pingdingshan City to the scenic spot (self-driving on the expressway), you can reach the scenic spot in about 50 minutes (if you take a shuttle bus, it takes about 2 hours). The height of the Buddha is 208 meters. In addition to using more than 3,000 tons of copper, hundreds of kilograms of gold were used to cast the overall Buddha statue. Master Xingyun, the president of the World Buddha Light Association and the founding head of Foguang Mountain, wrote the big characters "Central Plains Buddha" for the Buddha . There is also a "Tianrui Auspicious Golden Bell" in the scenic area, which weighs more than 100 tons.
It is not complicated to visit the Central Plains Giant Buddha scenic spot. Tourists only need to walk forward along the central axis. On the central axis of the scenic spot, there are archways, Foquan Temple, Wishing Terrace, Fuhui Avenue, Puli Terrace, Central Plains Lushan Sakyamuni Buddha and other scenic spots in sequence (most of them are newly built artificial scenic spots in recent years). In front of the Buddha, there is Foquan Lake, with rippling blue water and surrounded by mountains. From a distance, it looks like nine lotus flowers in full bloom. Treasure land.
The Great Buddha of the Central Plains is majestic and the Buddha statue is huge. In the expressway service area on the way to the scenic spot, you can see the golden Buddha standing on the top of the mountain from a distance. Against the backdrop of the blue sky and white clouds, the sun shines on the Buddha, shining brightly ,very impressive. When you come here and look up at the Buddha, you will feel that the Buddha is looking directly at you from several angles, giving people wisdom and spiritual comfort, and adding confidence and blessings to the worshipers.
Many tourists will take the elevator inside the statue of the Great Buddha, come to the feet of the Great Buddha, and touch the feet of the Great Buddha. This is "holding the Buddha's feet". There is an additional fee for taking the elevator: 50 yuan/person, that is to say, "hugging Buddha's feet" is not something you can hug casually, you need to pay some incense money~
There are not many tourists in the scenic spot at ordinary times, but there will be a lot of tourists who come to offer incense and pray for blessings during holidays. If conditions permit, it is recommended to go on a staggered peak, and there is no need to rush to worship incense and Buddha. The Big Buddha Scenic Area is not far from the Yaoshan Scenic Area, and you can visit it together with the Yaoshan Scenic Area.
opening hours
08:00-16:00 throughout the year; scenic spots are closed