How long does it take to visit Wuxi Lingshan?
About 5 hours, mainly depending on personal itinerary.
Refer to the route to see the Great Wall-Take Wuming Bridge-Wash your heart and pool hands-Worship Buddha's Foot-Meditate on the Five Wisdom Gates-marvel at the Kowloon Irrigation Bath-Realize the Tao-Visit Ashoka Pillar-Pray in the Three Temples-Touch Buddha's Fingers-Watch the ancient philosophers perform Maitreya Buddha-Worship Buddha in Xiangfu Temple-Worship Buddha in Lingshan-Embrace Buddha's Foot safely-Enjoy in Lingshan Fangong-Wander around Xianghai-
Top 1: Lingshan Giant Buddha
Lingshan Buddha is the landmark of the scenic spot. 1997 opened, with Lingshan in the north and Taihu Lake in the south. The total copper consumption is over 700 tons, the giant Buddha is 88 meters high and the lotus tower is 9 meters high. Unique in the world, it is a world-famous open-air statue of Sakyamuni.
Tip: It is a blessing to be pious to Buddha, to touch the Buddha's hand, and to hold the Buddha's foot to keep peace, so that both peace and happiness can be achieved.
Top2: Jiulong Irrigation Bath
Dynamic group sculpture of large music fountain
"Bathing in Kowloon" reproduces the scene when Buddha Sakyamuni was born. Every auspicious time, music rings and thousands of fountains rise to the sky; Kowloon gas field spewed, and the Prince Buddha wearing gold slowly rose; Kowloon sprayed water to form a huge water curtain more than 30 meters high, bathing the Buddha.
Top3: Vatican Palace in Lingshan
The Vatican Palace in Lingshan is the permanent meeting place of the World Buddhist Forum, and is called the "Louvre in the East". There are many cultural heritages and artistic treasures here, which are distributed in various areas of the Vatican Palace in Lingshan. Walking into the Vatican Palace, you can instantly appreciate the rich treasures and feel the ubiquitous and profound Buddhist art atmosphere.
Opening hours of the Treasure Hall: 9:00- 16:30 (no need to purchase tickets separately).
Top4: Wuyin Tancheng
"Five-tone Tancheng" is the most typical building in Tibetan Buddhism, which symbolizes the gathering place of buddhas and bodhisattvas and represents the sacred, mysterious and complete world in Buddhism. Wuyin Tancheng was built by skilled craftsmen in Tibet in strict accordance with the rituals and techniques of Tibetan Buddhism. You can experience the mysterious Tibetan Buddhist culture without going to Tibet.
Itinerary reference: From 9:30 a.m., take bus No.89 to bus B Island at Central Station and get off at the bottom station. The whole journey takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes. After entering the scenic spot, go straight to the Kowloon Irrigation and Bathing Square (a lotus place enclosed by a bronze sculpture) to watch and wait for the "Kowloon Irrigation and Bathing".
1 1:30, the performance of "Jiulong Irrigation Bath" Square began, and the performance lasted about 15 minutes. After the viewing, walk straight up the steps along the direction of the Giant Buddha, pass the Ashoka Pillar, the first palm in the world, the Maitreya Buddha statue of Bai Zi Opera House and the release pond, and reach the Xiangfu Temple. Behind the temple, there is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. It is said that there is a python in the tree, which has been blessed forever. Mid-Autumn Festival occurs once a year on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. After this, you need to walk 2 18 steps to get a close look.
At the top, enter the indoor Buddhist Culture Museum and take the elevator to the Lotus at the foot of the Buddha according to the instructions in the museum. You can vaguely see Taihu Lake in the distance from here.
Before 2 o'clock, line up at the performance place of Ode to Good Luck. The performance time is about 20 minutes (the full version of the performance is staged every Friday, and the rest are edited). After watching, follow the crowd and find a way out of the Vatican Palace to the opposite Wuyin Tancheng. After visiting Wuyin Tancheng, you can find a way out.
The incense point of Wuxi Lingshan Giant Buddha: the first incense point of Lingshan: the bergamot square-Lingshan bergamot.
The second incense spot of Lingshan: Xiangfu Temple in front of Daxiong Hall.
The third incense spot in Lingshan: in front of the Giant Buddha-Dengyun Road to the 60-meter platform.