Jade Buddha Garden

Jade Buddha Garden

Jade Buddha garden is a famous tourist attraction in Anshan. It is located in the core scenic area of yufoshan scenic spot, covering an area of 270000 square meters. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. It is famous at home and abroad for its worship of the world's largest jade Buddha. The Jade Buddha garden, with the Jade Buddha Pavilion as the main body, is composed of Tianwang hall, Relic Hall, pharmacist hall, dizang hall and Luohan holy land, integrating jade culture, Buddha culture and landscape garden culture. The main jade Buddha Pavilion is magnificent and resplendent. The "Sakyamuni - Guanyin crossing the sea" Jade Buddha in the hall weighs 260.76 tons, with seven colors in one, gorgeous colors, delicate carving and magnificent luster. It was awarded the "top of the world Ginis" in November 1997.

brief introduction

The original name of jade Buddha Temple (Jade Buddha garden) is located in the Jade Buddha Mountain scenic spot of Anshan City, Liaoning Province, covering an area of 46000 square meters, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side. The Jade Buddha Temple is simple, elegant and magnificent. The world's largest jade Buddha, with the Jade King as the carrier, is located in the main building Jade Buddha Pavilion. It is a collection of seven colors with gorgeous colors and magnificent luster. In October 1997, it was selected as the top of Guinness in Shanghai. On December 12, 2002, the Guinness World Records headquarters officially awarded the Jade Buddha Temple the "world's largest jade Buddha" certificate. The establishment of the Jade Buddha Temple has created a miracle in the history of modern transportation, sculpture and architecture. There are millions of tourists every year. More than 30 party and state leaders, including Li Peng, Zhu Rongji, Wu Bangguo, ye Xuanping and Fei Xiaotong, have come to the park for inspection and visit, calling it "the quintessence of the country"; many well-known people at home and abroad, such as master Yongxing of Hong Kong and sister Wang of Thailand, have also marveled at the "miracle of the world" after visiting the park. In the process of carving jade Buddha, there are many miracles such as "natural Buddha face", "auspicious dragon and phoenix", "wonderful scenery of Putuo" and "grand realization of truth", which contain the integration of jade culture and Buddhist culture.

Historical evolution

On September 3, 1996, together with the world's largest jade Buddha, the grand building complex of jade Buddha garden finally opened its mysterious veil. With its modern architectural style of simplicity and elegance, and rich cultural heritage of jade culture and Buddha culture, the Jade Buddha Pavilion, 33 meters high, has a unique charm It is 35.2 meters high and is one of the highest classical buildings in China. The pavilion is 66 meters wide and 58 meters deep. It has a double-layer eaves and a Xieshan structure. The eaves are covered with red glazed tiles. It is clear-cut, resplendent and magnificent. Located in the Jade Buddha Pavilion, the Jade Buddha was discovered in Xiuyan, Yuxiang, in 1960. It is carved by the Jade King. It has a volume of 100.68 cubic meters and weighs 260.76 tons. It integrates seven colors. It is colorful and has magnificent luster. It has won the Guinness title of Shanghai world for its magnificence. Jade is as precious in China as gold is in the West. It is a magic and symbolic treasure of nature. It took 120 jade carvers 17 months to carve the 32 year old jade out of the mountains into a jade Buddha that the world admired. It is a feat in itself. With jade, the body of nature, many miracles in the process of carving show the Buddha's natural affinity and grand realization of truth The dragon and Phoenix are flying in front of the Buddha, and the Putuo is looming behind the Guanyin. All the miracles and the collision of reality come from the integration of jade culture and Buddhist culture, which makes people marvel and forget to return.

Now, the second phase of yufoyuan project has been completed and officially opened to tourists on October 1, 2006. Yufoshan scenic area is committed to the construction of jade culture and Buddha culture, and is striving to build a world-class tourist attraction. We believe that in the near future, the Jade Buddha garden, which has the largest jade Buddha in the world, will become a famous temple and scenic spot attracting attention at home and abroad. Put aside the hustle and bustle of the city, feel the peace outside the world, with a kind of perception, understand the true meaning of life, jade Buddha garden -- the blessed place in your heart.

scale

Yufoyuan scenic area is mainly composed of yufoge, which is composed of Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, bell tower, Drum Tower, abbot tower, Yudai bridge, three cave Mountain Gate, corridor, auxiliary hall, etc. The main jade Buddha Pavilion is magnificent and resplendent. The "Sakyamuni Buddha - Guanyin crossing the sea" Jade Buddha in the hall weighs 260.76 tons. It has seven colors, gorgeous colors, delicate carving and magnificent luster. In November 1997, it won the title of "the top of Ginis in the world".

Main attractions

Sherry Hall

Saritan is another main building of yufoyuan, which is composed of gatehouse, sightseeing platform, vertical flower gate and saritan. The main building is a single eaves Xieshan style gate tower, 8.9 meters high and 18.9 meters high to the ground. The entrance of the mountain gate is carved with white marble relief, with 54 dragons and 24 lions. On the top of the three openings, there is a large-scale vertical flower gate, which echoes up and down with the main building. At the top of the vertical flower gate in the middle of the mountain gate is hung a nine dragon gold plaque of "Jade Buddha garden", which was written by the chairman of China Calligrapher Association and Professor Qigong of Beijing Normal University. There are 122 meters long and 10 meters wide sightseeing platforms on both sides of the main building. The city wall is surrounded by 240 groups of white marble balustrades. On the head of the balustrade, there are 392 lions with vivid shapes and different shapes, which are comparable to the lions of Lugou bridge. There is a pair of 3.3-meter-high white marble lions in front of the mountain gate. They are exquisite in workmanship and powerful in shape.

Jade belt bridge

Located in the north of the Jade Buddha garden, it is a compound arched antique three hole bridge. It is white, 33 meters long, 9 meters wide and 10 meters high. Its shape is smooth, soft and symmetrical. It looks like a beautiful jade belt from a distance, so it is called jade belt bridge. On both sides of Yudai bridge are lotus lake and release pool. The release pool is a special water area for Buddhist believers to release. In the reflection of the jade belt bridge, the red walls and golden tiles of the Jade Buddha garden are rippling with the waves. In the season, the grass is green, the willows are green, and the lotus is full of the pond.

bell tower and drum tower

The bell and Drum Tower of yufoyuan, which was completed on April 28, 2001, is 15 meters high and has two floors. The lower floor is a 9 m × 9 m sightseeing platform with a height of 4.5 meters, and the upper floor is a pavilion structure with eight dense double eaves, which is painted with golden dragons and seals. With novel design and exquisite workmanship, the bell and Drum Tower is a classic in Northeast China. In December 1999, in order to welcome the arrival of the new century, the Jade Buddha garden designed and cast a bronze clock, which is 3 meters high, 2 meters in diameter and 5 tons in weight. It is called "century clock". On the clock is the famous Buddhist Classic Prajna paramita Sutra, decorated with nine flying dragons, nine bats, 21 lotus flowers and 63 precious pearls. In this way, we hope that the bell will ring, be auspicious, prosperous and grow with each passing day. Ringing the bell can get six kinds of blessings: longevity, integrity, intelligence, kindness, fullness and public service.

The drum tower is built with a big drum with an outer diameter of 2.8 meters, which is the most among the three provinces in Northeast China and is known as the "king of northeast drum". The drum frame is carved with mahogany, and is made up of four gold dragons sticking on it, which is called "dragon holding the moon". Drum, also known as Dharma Drum, "buckle drum, for example, the Buddha's view, for the public into the good.".

Side hall corridor

On both sides of the Jade Buddha Pavilion, there are six symmetrical antique halls. The building area of the auxiliary hall is 431.4 square meters, and the height is 7.55 meters. The roof adopts the structure of Garden Hill single eaves hanging mountain. The roof is covered with green glazed tiles. There are 13 red painted columns in the veranda, and the wall is decorated with imitation blue brick and porcelain. The side hall is decorated with spiral colored paintings, with 120 flying cranes painted on the ceiling of the veranda. On both sides of the grand Jade Buddha Pavilion, the side hall is small and exquisite, antique. There are symmetrical corridors on both sides of the Jade Buddha garden. The pavilions named "Kaihui", "Wuzhen", "Tongling" and "Jianxing" are ideal places for you to have a rest and take photos. If you choose the corridor as the return route after worshiping the Jade Buddha, you will taste the charm of traditional Chinese garden architecture.

Wordless stele

It is rare to see beautiful jade as a stele, and it is rare to see jade steles without words. Because the stories about the Jade King and the world's largest jade Buddha are hard to express in language, and it is hard to describe so many miracles produced by the fusion of jade culture and Buddha culture. The significance of setting up the wordless stele is to inspire people to feel the endless magic and moving charm here. The two steles are made of Xiuyu. They are light green and crystal clear. The base is protected with white marble fence. It is said that it is one of the nine sons of the dragon. It is composed of five animal characteristics: dragon head, lion nose, turtle body, eagle claw and snake tail. It is said that it has great strength and likes to bear heavy loads, so it is used to carry the tablet. Since ancient times, there has been such a saying: touch the head, do not worry; touch the back, enjoy wealth; touch the tail, do not regret, we might as well touch it to add happiness and wisdom.

Jade pillars

Column is the main construction of ancient architecture. Column not only has a strong "force" function, but also plays an important role in the style and shape of the building. There are 102 columns in Yufo Pavilion. In addition to 90 reinforced concrete columns with octagonal marble veneer, there are 12 white jade flat dragon columns with a height of 7.2 meters and a diameter of 0.9 meters, which are carved by high relief. The flat dragon jade pillars are symmetrical in two groups. Each column is carved with two dragons, which are dragon rising and dragon falling. In particular, the two in the middle of the front of the main hall are carved with two dragons and a little dragon. The little dragon is below, and a big dragon is rising in the clouds. On the top, a big dragon overlooks the flying little dragon, which symbolizes "hope for success"

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