Wufoshan

Wufoshan

Wufoshan Forest Park is located in the forest at the foot of Yanshan mountain, 3km north of Shanhaiguan city. It is an advanced scenic spot developed by (Qinhuangdao) Tourism Development Co., Ltd. on the basis of the former National Forest Park, Geopark, national AAAA scenic spot, Jiaoshan scenic spot and Changshou mountain. The park covers an area of 48.8 square kilometers with a total investment of 560 million yuan.

Development history

Located at the foot of Yanshan mountain, 5km north of Shanhaiguan City, Wufo mountain forest park is developed and constructed on the basis of the original National Forest Park, Geopark, national 4A scenic area, Jiaoshan scenic area and Changshou mountain scenic area. According to the legend of "five Buddha town pass" which was spread when Shanhaiguan was built, the developers and designers designed to carve out five Buddha statues along the natural mountains in the park surrounded by mountains, The project started in August 2004, and is expected to be completed in 2008. By then, more than 800000 visitors will be welcome every year. The park is divided into six scenic spots: five Buddha cultural area, Changshou mountain area, Qiyan gorge area, Jiaoshan mountain area, Paradise area and nature reserve. There are 6 sightseeing Cableways with a total length of 7450 meters. The existing Cableways are from Jiaoshan to Changshou mountain (with a total length of 1740 meters), from Jiaoshan to Yansai Lake (with a total length of 2080 meters), and from Jiaoshan to Qixian Temple (with a total length of 833 meters). There are 30 sightseeing buses and more than 100 cultural and natural landscapes.

The cultural landscape in the five Buddha cultural area in the northwest of the park has basically taken shape, and the "five square Giant Buddha", which will become the tallest stone Buddha in the world, is also being carved.

It is understood that the height of the five carved buddhas will reach 81 meters, 10 meters higher than that of Leshan Buddha. With the lotus seat, the height of the five carved buddhas will reach 99 meters. Located in the five directions of East, South, West, North and middle of the five Buddha square, the five Buddha square, together with the surrounding jiuchongtian, the five Buddha relic, Wanghai Guanyin and other landscapes, forms a five Buddha cultural area with strong Buddhist cultural flavor.

Historical legend

Wufoshan is not a new name. There is a beautiful local legend about the name of wufoshan: it is said that when Xu Da was repairing the Great Wall, he found military adviser Liu Bowen to help him. The military adviser said, "Wufo town pass, Taiping ten thousand years. You must find a backer when you go here. If you have the conditions, everything will be OK. " So Xu Da came to Shanhaiguan forest, saw mountains and water, but did not see the five Buddhas, simply walked all over the green mountains. One day I came to Pinglin temple to visit an abbot. The abbot said: listen to the master, a side wall was built here in the Northern Qi Dynasty, commonly known as Laobian. When Feng Shui built the city, he saw that there were five Buddhas here, so he built the border pass all the way to the seaside, which is in line with the saying that "five Buddhas are the town pass, and peace lasts for thousands of years.".

Xu Da asked the abbot for advice and pointed out the location of the five Buddhas. The abbot and Xu Da climbed the peak and looked to the West. According to the abbot, the five Buddhas were vividly displayed. There is a reclining Buddha in the south, a standing Buddha in the East, a sitting Buddha in the west, Maitreya Buddha in the north, and a Guanyin grand master on the central mountain, facing the South China Sea to make a pilgrimage. In the past, people said that the five Buddhas were the five Buddhas in Zhenguan and Taiping for ten thousand years.

Xu Da thanks the abbot and goes back to the city.

Later, Xu Da built five towers on the wall of guanchengdong and made five Buddha statues to worship in the building. After a long time, the five Buddha town pass was called the five Tiger Town pass by the common people.

Address: Changshou mountain road

Longitude: 119.75197434425

Latitude: 40.066791344932

Tel: 0335-5052884

Chinese PinYin : Wu Fo Shan