The Central Plains Giant Buddha, located at the foot of Yaoshan Mountain in Zhaocun Township, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, is a bronze casting Buddha based on the Tathagata. It was founded in 1997, lasted for 12 years, and opened on 1 day in September 2008. Its total height reached 208 meters. It was once the tallest bronze statue in the world and the second tallest statue in the world.
The Central Plains Giant Buddha, located in Foquan Temple, Tangcun Village, Zhaocun Township, Lushan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, is the highest Buddha statue in the world. Designed and produced by Master Lin Shengbiao Yu 1997, the inheritor of Putian Shengxing craft and national intangible cultural heritage and vice president of Fujian Arts and Crafts Masters Association. The total height of the Giant Buddha is 208 meters, with a height of 108 meters, a lotus pedestal of 20 meters, a diamond pedestal of 25 meters and a sumeru pedestal of 55 meters.
Geographical environment of giant Buddha in Central Plains
The Central Plains Giant Buddha Scenic Area is located 50 kilometers west of Lushan County, Yaoshan Station of Zhengzhou-Yaoshan Expressway, at the intersection of National Highway 3 1 1. The scenic spot has convenient transportation, surrounded by mountains, beautiful scenery and beautiful environment, and is rich in tourism and cultural resources such as the world's first Buddha, the first bell, the first soup on the mainland and the first temple in Funiu Mountain area.
After 10 years of construction, the scenic spot has begun to take shape and its popularity is increasing day by day. It has become an important tourist attraction in southwest Henan. The scenic spot consists of memorial archway, Foquan Temple, Wishing Platform, Fuhui Avenue, Ritual Platform, Central Plains Giant Buddha, Tian Rui Auspicious Bell, Buddhist Cultural Palace, Cultural Monument Gallery and other scenic spots and supporting service facilities.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Central Plains Giant Buddha.