What must-see attractions are there in Jinan on National Day?

The year before last, I took advantage of the National Day holiday to travel to Jinan with my friends, punched out many scenic spots, and found a treasure place to recommend you to go, that is, Qianfo Mountain, one of the three famous scenic spots in Jinan, which can not only pray and burn incense, but also overlook Jinan City and watch the sunset.

Qianfo Mountain (Lishan)

Qianfo Mountain was called Mount Li in ancient times. According to legend, Yu Shun once cultivated after Lishan Mountain, so it is also called Shunshan Mountain. During the Sui Dynasty, Buddhism prevailed in Shandong. Many Buddha statues are carved on mountains and walls, and the Thousand Buddha Temple is named Thousand Buddha Mountain. Jinan, together with Baotu Spring and Daming Lake, is a national 4A tourist attraction.

Admission: weekday 15 yuan/person, holiday 30 yuan/person.

Open all year round: 05:00-22:30.

Address: No.0/8, Jingshiyi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong Province

Transportation:

Bus No.2, No.48, No.64, No.85, K5 1, K54, K56, You 66 and You 68 arrive at the north gate, west gate and east gate of Qianfo Mountain respectively.

Self-driving:

Get off at the west exit of Jingfu Expressway-Jinan Ring Expressway-go east along Jingshi Road to Qianfoshan Road southbound-Qianfoshan, and drive for about 20 minutes after getting off the expressway.

Jiqing Expressway-Jinan Ring Expressway East Exit-Lishan Road intersection passes Xishi Road-Qianfo Mountain in the south, and it takes about 20 minutes to get off the expressway.

Recommended tour route:

North Gate → Eighteen Arhats → Lingguan Hall → Temple of Wealth → Sanqingguan → Sleeping Buddha → Guanyin Garden → Yunjing Temple → xingguo temple? → Lishan Garden → Wang Daiting → Chrysanthemum Pavilion → South Gate Dry Buddha Wall → Qilu Inscription Cultural Park → Wenchang Pavilion → Maitreya Victory Garden → Wanfo Cave → Dashun Stone Garden → North Gate.

? Must-see attractions:

Wanfo Cave 1

Wanfo Cave, located at the northern foot of Qianfo Mountain, was built at 1992. It is composed of Mogao highlights, Longmen essence, McKee wonders and Yungang, and it is a great scenic spot in Qianfo Mountain. The 500-meter-long cave was carefully selected, concentrated and rebuilt by artists, and nearly 30,000 buddhas, bodhisattvas, disciples and heavenly kings were copied, which combined the essence of Dunhuang, Longmen, Maijishan and Yungang. The largest reclining Buddha is 28 meters long, standing in front of the cave, imitating the Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, with a height of 15 meters, staring and solemn.

2. Thousand Buddha Cliffs

Cliff statues and inscriptions of Qianfo Mountain are located in Qianfo Mountain Scenic Area, including four scenic spots: Cliff Statues of Qianfo Mountain, Cliff Statues of Kaiyuan Temple, Cliff Statues of Giant Buddha Head and Cliff Statues of Huangshi Cliff.

3. Guanyin Garden

Avalokitesvara Garden in Qianfo Mountain is dedicated to Avalokitesvara in white. It is15m high and stands in the center of the pool. It is amiable and approachable. Around the pool are incarnations of various avalokitesvara bodhisattvas, namely: Avalokitesvara, Songzi Avalokitesvara, Zhu Zhu Avalokitesvara, Crossing the Sea Avalokitesvara and Liu Yang Avalokitesvara. In the park, steep rocks stand by the pool, rocks lie on the waves, and beautiful rocks are decorated. Shadows linger and birds sing. The water in the pool is crystal clear, the lotus blooms brightly, and the golden crucian carp plays.

4. xingguo temple

On the mountainside of Qianfo Mountain, covering an area of 3,000 square meters, it is a famous incense resort in Shandong. There are Maitreya Hall, Guanyin Hall, Dharma Hall, Jade Buddha Hall and Zen Hall in the courtyard. On the east side, the Daxiong Hall is dedicated to Sakyamuni, Guanyin Bodhisattva and many arhats.

? Gourmet guide

The famous flavor snacks in the scenic spot include: clear oil silk cake, oil swirl, Wuren steamed stuffed bun, yellow rice cut cake, eight-treasure rice, spiced sweet foam, bean curd, pork soup packets, assorted vegetarian packets, three fresh pot stickers, fried packets, wonton, dumplings, instant noodles jiaozi, fried noodles, Lanzhou Lamian Noodles, sugar crisp pancakes, arhat pancakes, money crisp and steamed honey three knives.

Travel tips:

Be sure to take an umbrella, sun hat and sunscreen when you go out. It's sunny to play during the National Day.

Wear sneakers with non-slip soles, because it is safer to climb steep stairs and rocks.

You can experience the slide or take the cable car down the mountain.