As we all know, most people in China believe in Buddhism, which is deeply rooted, so many places have built temples, and even some places will spend a lot of money to build huge Buddha statues. For example, these six giant Buddhas are towering, up to 208 meters. How many have you been to?
Wuxi Lingshan Giant Buddha
Lingshan Giant Buddha, located on the shore of Taihu Lake in Wuxi, was once famous at home and abroad and the landmark landscape of Lingshan scenic spot. The Giant Buddha is 88 meters high, weighs 700 tons and costs 1.7 billion yuan. The Buddha statue is made of tin bronze, and the 9-meter-high lotus petal on the base is composed of 1560 6-8 mm thick copper wall plates.
The completion of Lingshan Giant Buddha has laid a perfect pattern of 'five sides and five Buddhas' on the land of China. It is known as the' Oriental Giant Buddha '. The Giant Buddha smiles kindly and widely sees all living beings. The' fearless seal 'on the right hand represents pain, and the' willing seal 'on the left hand represents happiness, both of which are aspects of blessing.
Jiangxi Donglin Giant Buddha
Located in Wenquan Town, Jiujiang City, Donglin Giant Buddha is the symbol of the birthplace of Buddhism Pure Land Sect (Donglin Temple), and it is also the tallest statue of Amitabha in China and the world. The total height of Donglin Giant Buddha is 81 meters and the Buddha statue is 48 meters. To show the 48 great wishes of Amitabha Buddha, the total investment is about 1 billion yuan and 48 kg of gold is used to gilt the Giant Buddha.
The statue of Buddha is located in the sky. It shows Amitabha's broad and generous mind like a loving father with a majestic body and Amitabha's endless love for all sentient beings like a loving mother with a compassionate expression.
Bronze statue of Jiuhua Mountain Tibetan Bodhisattva
The open-air bronze statue of Jiuhua Mountain Tibetan Bodhisattva is located in Jiuhua Mountain, one of China's four famous Buddhist mountains, the first batch of 5A scenic spots and national key scenic spots. It began to be built in 1995 and took seven years to complete. With a height of 84 meters and a chassis height of 99 meters, the statue of Buddha costs 1.5 billion yuan. It is the highest open-air bronze statue of Bodhisattva in the world. Of course, it is also a landmark landscape of Jiuhua Mountain International Buddhist ashram.
The Tibetan Bodhisattva is a monk. He holds a tin stick in his right hand and a mani pearl in his left hand. He faces the northwest, dignified and kind, in order to 'show all sentient beings that the country is peaceful and the people are safe'.
Sichuan Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha is quite different from the three giant Buddhas in front, because the three giant Buddhas in front are made of gold-plated modern technology, while Leshan Giant Buddha is made of pure natural stone, and more importantly, the historical and cultural heritage is also different. As the largest cliff stone Buddha in China, Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high, known as' mountain is a Buddha, Buddha is a mountain '.
The Giant Buddha was founded in the Tang Dynasty and was completely completed after 90 years. It has a history of more than 1000 years. After thousands of years, it still stands. Now Leshan Giant Buddha receives countless tourists every year and has become a famous scenic spot in China.
Henan Zhongyuan Giant Buddha
The Central Plains Giant Buddha is located in Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province. It was built in 1997 with an investment of 1.2 billion yuan. The Giant Buddha with a base can be as high as 208 meters, which is equivalent to the height of the two goddesses of liberty. It is the highest Buddhist statue in the world. It uses 108 kg of gold and more than 15000 tons of special steel. Therefore, it was selected into the Guinness Book of world records.
But the Central Plains Buddha is the most Tucao in the above Buddha. The first is the high admission fee, the scenic spot ticket is 120 yuan, and the other 50 yuan is collected. There is no other big Buddha Scenic Spot to make complaints about it, but the most commercialized Shaolin Temple is only 80 yuan.