Traditional Zen sculpture art

For Yantai, Shandong, I am probably most familiar with "Yantai Apple". However, after learning about Yantai, I found that not only Yantai apples are the most beautiful symbol of the city, but this coastal city located at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea is also the only city in China that won the UN Habitat Award. Yantai, which is surrounded by mountains and seas, is also a famous historical and cultural city in China. The profound Chinese and western cultures preserved during the opening period have formed a unique and beautiful coastal customs, making Yantai a famous coastal eco-tourism and leisure resort. In Longkou City, Yantai City, there is a national 5A-level tourist attraction-Nanshan Scenic Area, which is called "the first mountain in Donglai". With its rich tourism resources, integrating religion, history and culture, it has become a world-famous scenic spot of "Blessing Nanshan and Blessing the Holy Land".

It may be strange to everyone in Longkou, but it should be familiar to mention "Longkou fans". Longkou City, which belongs to Yantai, is a county-level escrow city in Yantai. Longkou Nanshan Scenic Area was called Lushan Mountain in ancient times, and the beautiful lakes and mountains in Longkou are here. There used to be many temples and incense. Nanshan Scenic Area is located in the south-central mountainous area of Longkou, with a total area of 14 square kilometers. The scenic spot is divided into three parts: the religious and cultural park, the historical and cultural park and the East China Sea tourist resort. The world-famous Nanshan Giant Buddha and Nanshan pharmacist Jade Buddha are here. I don't know whether Nanshan chose the giant Buddha or the giant Buddha took a fancy to Nanshan. Nanshan has once again become the world of Buddhism, and Buddhist sounds surround the morning bell and the evening drum.

Buddhist culture has exerted great influence and function on China culture. After a long period of dissemination and development, China Buddhist culture with China national characteristics has been formed, and it has also left a splendid Buddhist cultural heritage in history. In the religious and cultural park of Nanshan Scenic Area, Nanshan Temple, Xiangshui Temple and Lingyuan Temple are all historical buildings left over from the Jin and Tang Dynasties. Huayan World, located in the northeast of Nanshan Giant Buddha Square in Nanshan Scenic Area, was completed in 2009 and held a grand opening ceremony for it.

Huayan World, also known as China-Tibet World, is the abbreviation of Lotus-China-Tibet World and the name of the pure land of Buddha Piluchan. Covering an area of 1 1.5 million square meters, with a building area of 5,500 square meters. The main construction includes three parts: "Five Buddhist temples", "Medicine King Song Dynamic Music Square" and "Jingzhuan Corridor". After the completion of the project, Huayan World has added religious and cultural attractions to Nanshan tourist attractions, further increasing the religious and cultural atmosphere and connotation of Nanshan. The dynamic music fountain of Yaowangsong uses sound, light, electricity and machinery to open and close, open, descend and rotate, drawing lessons from the characteristics of traditional Buddhist plastic arts in China and combining modern science and technology.

The bronze sculpture is 19.26 meters high and is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The upper part is composed of pharmacist Buddha and lotus petals, which is a symbol of longevity. In the middle are the shapes of medicine pots and lion drums, symbolizing the promotion of Buddhism; The lower part is in the shape of twelve gods and sumeru to protect human health. Five Dhyani Buddhas V stands for five kinds of human wisdom, namely Acheng Buddha in the East, Treasure Buddha in the Southern Paradise, Infinite Life Buddha in the Western Paradise, Achievement Buddha in the Northern Lotus World and Peluzena Buddha in Central China and Tibet. The following four Bodhisattvas are Manjusri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva and Guanyin Bodhisattva. They are in charge of great wisdom, great deeds, great goodness and great compassion. The fifth Buddha can eliminate people's five kinds of troubles: greed, anger, stupidity, slowness and doubt.

The edge of the prayer wheel corridor consists of 108 prayer wheels, which are instruments in Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetans put scriptures in prayer wheels, and one prayer wheel is equivalent to chanting the scriptures. The more curses they hold, the more devotion they show to the Buddha. The earliest scripture in the prayer wheel is the six-character mantra, and the prayer wheel here is mainly the mantra of the auspicious goddess Yamatonokusushi. Most people will pin their hopes for future happiness or expectations for life on the prayer wheel. People think that the prayer wheel is equivalent to chanting, and it is the best way to repent of the past, eliminate disasters and take refuge, and cultivate merits.

For thousands of years, Buddhist culture has been one of the main beliefs in China. Huayan World perfectly integrates Buddhist art with modern civilization. The wisdom of Buddhism is profound and profound, and the glory of art is also the precipitation of years after all. As tourists, while praying in awe of the holy land, they can also make people realize the condensed cultural connotation of Buddhism, which is the charm of Nanshan Scenic Area.