When is the best time to go to the Great Buddha Temple?

The best time for tourist attractions of the Great Buddha Temple: The Great Buddha Temple is mainly for indoor sightseeing, which can be visited all year round, but it is best not to go in spring, because it is dusty and dry in spring; Followed by summer, because Zhangye is also very hot in summer, so sightseeing should bring a lot of water; Autumn is the best. At night, you can take a good picture of crows in the white tower behind the temple. When it snows in winter, it is also a good time.

Located in the southwest corner of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple was built in the first year of Yong 'an worship in the ancient Xia Dynasty (1098), nearly 900 years ago. Because the Buddhist temple in the temple is the statue of Sakyamuni, which is about 35 meters long, it is also called the reclining Buddha Temple, which is a great scenic spot in Zhangye and listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Gansu Province. The Giant Buddha Hall is the main building of the whole temple, with a two-story structure facing east and west, resting on the top of the mountain, with double eaves, 20.2 meters high, 48.3 meters wide and 24.5 meters deep. Nine rooms are wide and seven rooms are deep, with a total area of 1370 square meters. Surrounded by wooden corridors. The eaves of the temple are carved with dragons, tigers, lions and elephants.

On both sides of the main entrance, there are two bas-reliefs made of 50 square bricks, each of which is 4.6 meters square. It is a masterpiece of brick carving art, and there are 3 1 statue of colored sculptures in the hall. In the middle of the Buddha statue is the statue of Sakyamuni, which is 35 meters long and 7.5 in shoulder width. A person can sleep in the Buddha's finger. It is the largest clay reclining Buddha in China. Like a wooden tire clay sculpture, hollow. Painted with gold makeup, his face covered with gold, lying on the right. The statue is plump and beautiful, quiet and serene. There are ten disciples such as Ye Jia and Ahan behind the Buddha, and eighteen arhats on the north and south sides, with appropriate intervals, different colors and vivid gods and bears. Mural books are painted on the four walls and the second floor of the main hall, covering an area of about 530 square meters. The contents include buddhas, bodhisattvas, disciples, gods, Buddhist stories and figures on the journey to the west. Smooth lines and beautiful colors.

Behind the Buddhist temple is the Buddhist sutra hall, which is made of wood. In the 10th year of Ming Dynasty (1445), Zhu Qizhen presented a Buddhist sutra to the Buddha Temple, which was the official seal of the 5th year of Ming Dynasty. There are 350 kinds of Buddhist classics, including 685 letters and 3584 volumes. Among them, Lu An, the royal horse supervisor and treasurer in the early Ming Dynasty, was used by scholars.

An earthen pagoda, formerly known as Amitabha Thousand Buddha Pagoda, was built in the last section of the central axis of Zhangye Buddha Temple. It is a Lama-style pagoda with a total height of 33.37 meters. It consists of three parts: tower foundation, tower body and tower gate. It is built on the platform base and surrounded by two wooden towers. There are two floors of Sumitomo on the tower foundation, and there are eight towers on the first floor of Sumitomo. On the second floor, there is a bowl-shaped tower. Above the tower, there is also a base of Mount Sumi, and there are five small niches around the base for the Buddha. There is a phase wheel at the top of the seat. 192 1 year, the tower top was damaged by the earthquake, and it was restored in 1986. Zhangye Buddhist Temple also preserves some precious historical relics. 1966, stone tablets, bronze buddhas, bronze frames, bronze pots, Buddhist scriptures, etc. A lead plate was found in the abdomen of the reclining Buddha, which recorded an earthquake that occurred in Hexi during Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty, providing new information for the history of earthquakes in Hexi. The five Persian silver coins unearthed from His Royal Highness the Golden Pagoda 1977, the annex building of the Great Buddha Temple, are the witness of foreign trade exchanges between China and foreign countries in ancient times. In addition, there is an inscription on the stone tablet of the temple given by Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty to Baojue Temple and an inscription on the restoration of the temple by Ming Shi Mu. There are many Buddhist scriptures in the temple, such as the Tripitaka.

Highlights of attractions:

Located in the southwest corner of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, Zhangye Giant Buddha Temple Scenic Area is an important scenic spot on the Silk Road and a landmark building in the historical and cultural city of Jin Zhangye. The scenic spots open to the outside world include the Great Buddha Temple built in Xixia, the Wanshou Pagoda in Sui Dynasty, the Amitabha Thousand Buddha Pagoda in Ming Dynasty, the Bell and Drum Tower, and the Shanxi Guild Hall in Qing Dynasty, which are very famous in the northwest. Among them, the Great Buddha Temple (where the Ganzhou District Museum is located) is the main part of the scenic spot. It is a famous Buddhist temple in the northwest inland, and is known as "a famous temple is a Buddhist scenic spot". There are many ancient buildings in the temple, with towering old trees, shady green grass and beautiful environment. There are the Xixia minority religious halls only seen in China, the largest indoor clay sculpture reclining Buddha in Asia, precious Ming Dynasty calligraphy and Jin Dian, and thousands of exquisite cultural relics in the collection. There are more than 530 square meters of murals in Zhangye Buddha Temple, including Bunsen story painting, Jingbian story painting, Journey to the West story painting, Buddha painting, Bodhisattva painting, Buddha treasure painting, auspicious patterns, Shanhaijing stories and pictures reflecting real life. Rich in content, it reflects the history of local multi-religious beliefs in Zhangye and is an important part of the artistic value of the Great Buddhist Temple.