The Oriental Buddhist Tour
Sichuan is one of the regions where Buddhism entered China. Until today numerous Buddhist temples and cliff rock carvings are still preserved very well. During this journey you can not only see the world's largest stone Buddha statue but also visit the famous Chinese Buddhist mountain Mt.Emei as well as groups of Buddhist cave temple statues with more than 1300-year history which is called art pinnacle of Chinese stone-carving art. This journey is full of reverence and artistic charm.
The route is as follows:
Leshan Giant Buddha Mt.Emei Chengdu Wenshu Temple-Tourism Area of Suining Kwan-yin Hometown-Anyue Rock Carving in Ziyang-Dazu Rock Carving in Chongqing The Three Gorges in Chongqing.
Highlights:
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Lesha Giant Buddha was made by carving a whole mountain, with a height of 71m. It is the largest stone Buddha statue in the world.
Mt.Emei
Mt.Emei is one of the most important Buddhist holy places in western China.Many believers come here full of reverence to worship and make a wish.
Dazu Rock Carving
Dazu Rock Carving, a world cultural heritage, can be dated back about 1000 years. In addition to the sacred Buddha statue, there are also many statues reflecting people's daily lives at that time.
The Three Gorges in Chongqing
It is a 205km canyon along the longest river in China. Apart from canyon scenery, there are also many human landscapes on both sides of the canyon, especially Fengdu which is called as ghost city. Buildings and sculptures here show the world of hell imagined by Chinese people.
Chengdu Wenshu Temple
As a famous temple in west of Sichuan, it is well-known for its various collections of Buddhist cultural relics and doctrines.
Tourism Area of Suining Kwan-yin Hometown
It is said that this place is the hometown of Kwan-yin (Chinese Buddhist Goddess). Every year there are ceremonious Buddhist activities on the day when Kwan-yin was born.
Anyue Rock Carving
There are groups of Buddhist Grottoes statues with 1300 years of history. Unexpectedly, among them there is a Zizhu Kwan-yin statue (the statue of black bamboo Kwan-yin) which is of more woman charms rather than dignity of traditional statues.
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