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The name of the Buddha statue in Ke Yan

Ke Yan statue is located at the east foot of Kedong Mountain in Ke Yan Scenic Area. Its real estate stones. Since Qin and Han Dynasties. Quarrying is endless, hanging caves and cliffs are built, and solitary rocks refer to heaven. There are skilled craftsmen who can cut stones into buddhas. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been a temple, formerly known as Keshan Temple. Many temples have their ups and downs. In the 24th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1596), Huang Yuji and Ren initiated the reconstruction, and "Samoan disciple Haiyue" turned the stone Buddha into a golden statue. In the thirty-second year of Wanli, Haiyue Xietu Daozhi "folded three statues of great men and restored the temple completely", and Naigeng Temple was named Zhao Pu Temple. After years of decline. In the fifty-seventh year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (17 18), Shen Yuan, the local magistrate of Nanyang, donated money to repair the stone Buddha and gold ornaments. In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), there were 25 temples, and the Xuan Dian was destroyed by the war, leaving only the stone Buddha. In the 1970s, the stone Buddha's hands and knees were damaged. 1997 the cultural relics department of Shaoxing county restored the hand snail.

The statue was carved on a lonely rock. For the benefit of Maitreya. Spiral bun, wide, eyes looking down slightly. Wide nose and upturned lips. The auricle is close to the cheek and the earlobe is thick. "It's more than enough for two people to lie down with their left hands on their knees, which is almost the' four or eight phases' in the preface to the holy teachings (the fifth volume of DreamWorks)." The right hand is shoulder-length to express the point. Wearing a robe, topless, with a square collar and a belt on the abdomen. The Buddha statue has exquisite carving skills, smooth lines and sincere modeling. More uniquely, 1, the Buddha statues, niches, canopies, lotus terraces, abutments and stone steps of the Buddhist temple are all connected by one stone. In 23 years of the Republic of China, it was recorded in the book A Brief History of Travel published by China Printing Press. Unfortunately, the Buddhist temple was bombed by Japanese invaders during the Anti-Japanese War. 2, the Buddha's body is round, the Buddha's back is not connected with the Buddha's niche, and the three-dimensional sense is very strong. 3. The ear hole of the giant Buddha is 10 cm deep. Looking up, it seems that the ears are connected and unique.

The height of the statue of Ke Yan is listed as "more than 50 feet high" in the official records of Shaoxing in Qianlong. "Shaoxing County Records" contains "measured 1992, the solitary rock is 27.3 meters high, the Buddha statue is 1 1.3 meters high, and the Buddha statue is carved 5.5 meters from the ground". According to the thighs and knees of the stone Buddha, it was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, so it is difficult to find out the original exact height, so it is doubtful for the time being. China Giant Buddha, edited by Lv Lichun and Gu Meihua, was first published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House 1994 and revised in 2005, covering "statues over 13m", with more than 60 first editions and nearly 100 revised editions. The statue of Ke Yan is listed as "height13.8m".