Jade pillow mountain surrounds the giant Buddha in the Central Plains. With the support of Tian Rui Group, the construction of the Giant Buddha began in 2002. It took five years and cost 280 million RMB. In 2007, the Central Plains Giant Buddha was finally completed.
The Buddha statue is solemn and peaceful, magnificent, towering in Zhongzhou, and the Buddha shines all over the world. At the end of 2007, the "Yao Zheng Expressway" from Lushan to Zhengzhou ran through the whole line, ending at the foot of the Giant Buddha, with convenient transportation.
On September 29th, 2008, 65,438+008 monks and Dade from four places across the Taiwan Strait appeared. Yi Changlao, Master Xing Yun, Elder Jue Guang and many Buddhists from Japan, Australia, South Korea, France, India, Taiwan Province Province and other countries and regions are not far from Wan Li.
At 9: 59 a.m. on September 29th, 2008, 108 eminent monks from four places across the Taiwan Strait gathered at Foquan Temple in Lushan, Henan Province, to light the Buddha in the Central Plains and pray for peace and prosperity.
Yi, president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, grew old, Master Xing Yun, founder of Foguang Mountain in Taiwan Province Province, and Elder Jueguang, president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Federation, are such eminent monks and such virtues.
Many Buddhists from Japan, Australia, South Korea, France, India, Taiwan Province Province and other countries and regions attended the meeting. Boao Forum for Asia Boao World Tourism Elite Summit 2009.
Lushan Giant Buddha Scenic Area was awarded the international ace scenic spot and accepted as a platinum member by the International Tourism Marketing Association. 20 1 1, Yaoshan-Zhongyuan Giant Buddha Scenic Area was approved as a national 5A scenic spot by the National Tourism Scenic Area Quality Rating Committee.
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Lushan County, where the Central Plains Giant Buddha is located, is located in the west of Henan Province, at the foot of Funiu Mountain, bordering Pingdingshan in the east, Zhengzhou in the north, Luoyang in the west and Nanyang in the south.
With a total area of 2432.32 square kilometers, it governs 5 towns, 17 townships and 554 administrative villages. The northwest and south are surrounded by mountains, the west is high and the east is low, the mountains are continuous, the rivers are vertical and horizontal, and the east opening is connected with the Huanghuai Plain.
It has a long history. Originally named Lu Xian County in Xia and Shang Dynasties, it was later renamed Luyang. Named after the city is located in Lufeng Mountain, it has been under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan since 1983. Lushan county is rich in natural resources, accounting for two of Pingdingshan's four major resource advantages.
These four resources can be summarized in four words: black, white, yellow and blue. Among them, black refers to coal resources, and Lushan reserves are 654.38+300 million tons. In addition, blue refers to water resources.
There are 39 large, medium and small reservoirs and 5 geothermal hot springs in Lushan Mountain, namely upper soup, middle soup, lower soup, warm soup and alkaline soup. Among them, the annual average water temperature of middle soup is 45C, the annual average water temperature of next soup is 29C, the highest water temperature of upper soup is 73C, and the annual average water temperature of warm soup and alkali soup is 21c.
It is the hometown of Mozi, a thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period, and still retains the activities of the sages. This was the birthplace of Jie Yuan, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. When the poet died, Yan Zhenqing, a famous calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, wrote an article by himself.
Yanbei has been well preserved so far, and Yanbei Pavilion stands among the trees in Lushan No.1 Middle School Park, which is a provincial key cultural relic. Lushan County is a major tourist county in China.
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