The next day, Chen Zhi and his party set off very early. Lao Jiandou asked the owner of the B&B to help find a tour guide, and led them directly to Xuqing Mountain.
Xuqing Mountain is indeed a famous tourist attraction, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the giant Buddha is also well-deserved.
It is a giant Buddha carved on the cliff near the river at the main peak of Xuqing Mountain. It was started in the first year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that the construction of this giant Buddha took a total of more than 90 years. It is nearly 100 meters high and covers an area of about 8 square kilometers. There is a saying that "the mountain is a statue".
Known as "Buddha, Buddha is a Mountain", it is the largest stone Buddha in the world today and is regarded as a historical miracle.
The foot of the mountain is surrounded by the Minjiang River, which is filled with clouds and mist. Looking from a distance, you can see the majestic Buddha sitting on the river bank, which is like a scene in the sky, very spectacular.
Midsummer is the peak tourist season. There are various fishing boat vendors along the river. There are horsemen driving sightseeing cars on the narrow road. Tourists are sitting on the horse-drawn carriages. The roadside is full of vendors selling snacks. Among the bustling crowds, people jump from time to time.
A few children selling flower bracelets came out, and the whole riverside was bustling with people.
The tour guide Chen Zhi and the others were looking for was actually a local with little culture, but he was familiar with the terrain and all the scenic spots, and could take them to see this mountain up close.
The tour guide first found a small boat, and after negotiating the price, Chen Zhi and the others sat on the small boat and staggered towards the big Buddha.
Chen Zhi stood on the boat and looked at the big stone Buddha on the other side. To be honest, even Chen Zhi, who had seen so many miracles, was shocked by this big mountain stone Buddha at this moment.
The Buddha's hands are touching his knees, and he is sitting upright. The Buddha's head is level with the mountain, and his feet are on the river. The shape is solemn. The Buddha's feet alone can seat more than a hundred people around it. It is very huge.
On the cliffs along the river on the left and right sides of the Buddha, there are two stone carvings of the heavenly kings who are more than 20 meters tall. Together with the big Buddha, they form a pattern of one Buddha and two heavenly kings. There are hundreds of stone statues of the heavenly kings coexisting together.
It forms a huge group of Buddhist stone carvings.
Looking from afar from the other side of the river, those gods and Buddhas seemed to have descended from the sky. The sacred and solemn feeling was indescribable.
"Do you know the story behind our giant Buddha in Xuqingshan Mountain? Our giant Buddha is very spiritual!"
The little tour guide never shut up all the way on the boat and introduced him eloquently:
"Our Great Buddha is the world's most civilized one. Many emperors have come to pay homage to us since ancient times. Moreover, our Great Buddha cares about all the people in the world. When all the creatures in the world were devastated, he even closed his eyes and shed tears several times.
What~~~~"
"Cut~~",
Fat Wei couldn't help but smacked his lips when he heard this:
"I said you are really good at bragging. Why didn't you lose all your bragging?
Why did the Buddha shed tears? Is it because it rained heavily and the rainwater dripped down the eyes of the Buddha? You made up such a story in order to attract tourists?"
"Oh, I dare not say that, this Buddha is very spiritual~~~, sin~sin!",
Upon hearing this, the tour guide quickly shook his head, bowed respectfully to the Buddha, and then spoke in his Sichuan accent:
"This giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty. It was built by Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty~~~
At that time, it was not for the purpose of developing tourism, but because the river at the foot of the Buddha was the confluence of three rivers, and the water flow was very fast. Shipwrecks often occurred here, and sometimes nine out of ten ships sank!
The imperial court at that time built such a giant Buddha for the sake of Zhenjiang water. Miraculously, after the completion of the giant Buddha, there were no more shipwrecks here, and the water flow became gentle, all because of the Buddha!"
"Tsk~~, making it up again~~" Fat Wei said dismissively,
"You all think too well of the emperors in history. They don't care whether you sink the ship or not! Building a giant Buddha here will never be for the common people, but for other purposes~~~~"
"We can't control what the emperor thought in ancient times! But no matter what, this Buddha is always compassionate~~~" the tour guide said with a smile,
"We have local history records that this big stone Buddha actually closed his eyes and shed tears in ancient times.
It was at the end of the Song Dynasty. At that time, there was plague and famine in the country, and many people starved to death. The Buddha felt compassion and shed tears sadly. The tears fell on the Minjiang River, and many people saw it.
The emperor at that time was so frightened that he sent many people to wipe away the Buddha's tears. They used thousands of pieces of silk cloth, but they could not wipe away the tears of the Buddha! It was so angry and resentful~~~~~"
"Haha, it sounds like it's true~~~"
Fat Wei still said disdainfully and took out a cigarette from his arms, "Anyway, there was no video at that time, so you can make it up as you like~~~~"
"There were no videos at that time, but there are videos now~~~~~",
The tour guide immediately retorted,
"Since the Year of the Dragon in 2000, our country has done several things that benefit the country and the people, such as joining the WTO and successfully bidding for the Olympic Games... These are all major events that can be recorded in history. Since then, our Buddha has
The Buddha's head began to flash with Buddha's light, and this was all recorded by someone!"
"Is it so magical? It also shines with Buddha's light~~~"
Fat Wei took out the telescope from his arms and looked forward. He saw the big Buddha standing majestically behind the water. It was as integrated as if it were made in heaven. It really had a sacred feeling.
But at this moment, suddenly a dazzling light flashed through, dazzling people's eyes, and everything around them seemed to be illuminated by golden light...
"Oh, you really have a bond with Buddha. As soon as we said it, Buddha's light came out~~~"
After the tour guide finished speaking, he stood on the bow of the boat and looked forward.
I saw a halo phenomenon suddenly appearing in the sky above the giant Buddha. A circle with a diameter of about 300 meters flashed around the sun that had just risen.
The colorful halo of red and purple inside, which alternates between bright and dark, makes the large mountain stone Buddha in front of you look like the Buddha is really appearing~~~~
"You see, I'm not talking nonsense, am I? This is the Buddha's light here! It only appears a few times throughout the year, but you really have a bond with Buddha!",
The tour guide had a proud smile on his face. Tourists on other boats also rushed to watch. Some even knelt down on the bow of the boat, their faces full of piety.
In this atmosphere of thousands of people watching, Fat Wei was a little confused. In fact, Fat Wei is a typical person who is strong on the outside and hard on the inside. On the surface, he doesn't care about anything. He dares to smash the urinal of the Jade Emperor, but in fact, he is a fragile person on the inside.
, especially in awe of Buddha...
"Chengzi, what do you think this is? Is this really Buddha's light?"
"The Buddha's light is so radiant that it doesn't look like...",
Chen Zhi stood on the bow of the boat, squinting his eyes and looking at the mountain stone Buddha that covered the sky.
"The color of this light is too dazzling, and the reflection area is obvious. It should be the light reflected by precious metals and high-grade crystals. This proves that there must be a large amount of precious metals and carbon crystals stored in the mountains, and the amount is astonishing!".
After Chen Zhi finished speaking, he turned to look at Fat Wei:
"To put it simply, what you see is not the Buddha's light, but your favorite gold and gems..."