Pingdingshan City Tourist Attractions Ranking List

Yao Mountain, Pingding Mountain, Sansu Garden Cultural Relics Scenic Area, Central Plains Giant Buddha, Ruzhou Fengxue Temple, and Thrush Valley.

1. Yaoshan Mountain has unique peaks, numerous waterfalls, dense forests, excellent hot springs, and brilliant cultural landscapes. It is majestic, dangerous, beautiful, strange, and secluded. It is divided into Dongling Lake, Shifei Yuzhang, and Sanshan. Chakou, Bailongtan, Banxianju, Shiren, Jiguanshi, Bainiu City, Secret Cave, and hot springs. Experts commented that it has the danger of Huashan Mountain, the steepness of Emei Mountain, the beauty of Zhangjiajie, and the beauty of Huangshan Mountain. It is a good place for sightseeing, summer vacation, recuperation, scientific research and exploration.

2. Pingdingshan Xiangshan Temple is located about 100 kilometers south of Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue, south of Naodian Town, Baofeng County, 3 kilometers north of Xincheng District, Pingdingshan City, with the remaining veins of Funiu Mountain and the summit of Daxiang Mountain. Its full name is Xiangshan Pu. Menzen Temple. Historically, due to changes in administrative divisions, it was once known as "Ruzhou Xiangshan Temple" and "Baofeng Xiangshan Temple". It is one of the known early Buddhist temples in China and has an important and irreplaceable position in the history of Chinese Buddhism and Guanyin culture. , whose religious roots and cultural characteristics are very prominent.

3. Sansu Garden Cultural Relics Scenic Area is located at the eastern foot of Xiaoemei Mountain, 27 kilometers west of Jiaxian County. With Songyang at its back and Ru River in front of it, the mountains and rivers are beautiful and the scenery is pleasant. Su Shi and Su Zhe, the great writers of the Northern Song Dynasty, and their father Su Xun were buried here with their clothes and hats. It has a history of nearly 900 years. The Su Tomb has been admired by literati of all ages and contains many precious poems and inscriptions. Sansu refers to the three brothers Su Shi, Su Che and their father Su Xun.

4. The construction of the Zhongyuan Giant Buddha began in 1997 and was consecrated on the first day of September 2008. It took 12 years and an investment of 1.2 billion yuan. The Buddha is 208 meters high and uses 108 kilograms of gold, 3,300 kilograms of alloy copper, and 15,000 tons of special steel. The Dharma Buddha is solemn and towering in the Foquan Temple at the foot of Mount Yao. It is surrounded by nine-story peaks. It looks like a green dragon coiling on the left, and a white tiger crouching on the right. There are redbirds spreading their wings in front and Xuanwu guarding behind. In addition, there is a constant stream of water in front of the Buddha all the year round. The holy water of Shahe River, Buddha spring and soup ground, rich landscape resources and beautiful environment make it a rare Feng Shui treasure land.

5. Ruzhou Fengxue Temple is located in Fengxue Mountain, nine kilometers northeast of Ruzhou City, Henan Province. It is adjacent to the Jade Emperor in the north, overlooking Ru River in the south, Longshan Mountain in the east and Huanglu in the west. Surrounded by mountains, with green cypresses, rolling peaks, flying bridges and waterfalls, towering pagodas and majestic palaces, it is a picturesque and famous thousand-year-old ancient temple. According to the records of the temple, the temple was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, more than 1,500 years ago. It was called "Xiangji Temple" when it was first built, "Qianfeng Temple" in the Sui Dynasty, and "Baiyun Temple" in the Tang Dynasty. It was also commonly known as "Fengxue Temple" because of the large and small wind caves on Longshan Mountain.

6. Thrush Valley is a national AAAA scenic spot located in Yaoshan Town, Lushan County, Henan, with a total area of ??30 square kilometers. The scenic spot is 100 kilometers away from Pingdingshan City, within 200 kilometers from Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Luohe, and Xuchang. It is only 11 kilometers away from the Zhengzhou-Shijiazhuang Expressway exit. National Highway 311 passes in front of the scenic spot. It has a superior location and convenient transportation. Thrush Valley is named after the many thrushes that live and breed here.