Lushena Buddha: Photos, Map & Reviews [2024]

Lushena Buddha Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions

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Lushena Buddha is the essence of the Longmen Grottoes. The Fengxian Temple in the Xishan Grottoes is shaped in the image of Empress Wu Zetian. Lushena Buddha in Sanskrit means bright light. The Buddha's face is full and round. The top of the head has a wavy hairline. Under the curved eyebrows is a pair of beautiful eyes, gazing slightly forward, revealing a peaceful smile. The Buddha as a whole has a dignified demeanor. People can admire the ancient artisans and create huge and beautiful stone statues by hand.

Luoyang Longmen Grottoes in Henan | Meeting you across time and space

Each province has a prominent internet-famous city. Only Henan does not, Shandong has Zibo, Shaanxi has Xi'an, Sichuan has Chengdu, Zhejiang has Hangzhou... If Henan were to choose an internet-famous city, it would undoubtedly be Luoyang! Luoyang has the strongest internet-famous city genes. From Henan Satellite TV's 'Tang Palace Night Banquet', 'Luo Shen Water Fu', 'Longmen Diamond', to the popular TV series 'Wind Rises Luoyang'... Luoyang has always been busy. Luoyang is Henan's 'millennium second'. It has the most domineering name in the country, also known as 'China', and 'God's Capital'. Looking at the whole network, there is no second city name that is so loud! Although Luoyang's GDP is less than half of the provincial capital Zhengzhou, it can crush Zhengzhou in terms of fame. Luoyang is known as the 'ancient capital of thirteen dynasties'! It has been the capital for more than 1500 years, and a total of 105 emperors have clocked in at Luoyang. It's a real fighter in the imperial capital! It's not an exaggeration to say that Chinese culture was born in Luoyang. Luoyang is a city chosen by heaven, born with a golden spoon. Luoyang has three unique features: water banquet, peony, and grottoes. Today we are going to Luoyang's Longmen Grottoes It is the ceiling of Chinese grotto art. Entering the Longmen Grottoes, you can understand why Lushena is known as the largest and most carved grotto. From the entrance and exit of the scenic spot to Longmen and then to the grottoes, it seems to have traveled through time and space, from modern society back to more than 1500 years ago, standing in front of such grottoes deeply feel the power of history, and also sigh at the insignificance of individuals. Lushena in Sanskrit means 'light shines everywhere, light is universal'. It is said to be modeled after Wu Zetian. It is said that one morning, Wu Zetian was dressing up, and Emperor Tang Gaozong praised her for her dignified appearance, elegant and noble, with the demeanor of a Bodhisattva. Wu Zetian replied, no matter how good it is, it will be a pile of dry bones after a hundred years, who knows what I look like. Tang Gaozong decided to carve a large Buddha statue according to Wu Zetian's portrait. In order to make this statue more exquisite and last forever, Wu Zetian also donated 20,000 guan of rouge and powder money. Scenic spots: The Longmen Grottoes are very large, divided into West Mountain Grottoes, East Mountain Grottoes, Xiangshan Temple, Baiyuan, it takes 4-5h to visit all Route: Buy tickets online and navigate to the Dashi Gate ticket check, go straight in, don't go to the service Z heart, otherwise it will take more than 20 minutes Explanation: Ticket check point interpreter, 30/person, deposit 200, can also be explained in real time positioning in the Longmen Grottoes applet Play: Longmen Ancient Street→West Mountain Grottoes→Manshui Bridge→East Mountain Grottoes→Buddha Worship Platform→Xiangshan Temple→Baiyuan (single line tour of the scenic spot, no backtracking) Scenic spot introduction 1⃣West Mountain Grottoes: Most of the scenic spots are here, you can spend more time visiting and taking photos 2⃣East Mountain Grottoes: There are fewer grottoes here, and they are very small, and can be visited quickly 3⃣Buddha Worship Platform: Here you can take a panoramic view of the Lushena Buddha (it is said to be carved according to Wu Zetian's face), very photogenic, 200 meters ahead of Manshui Bridge 4⃣Xiangshan Temple: The temple is not big, you need to climb stairs, the steps are very high and steep, it is quite tiring, you can go and see if you have time 5⃣Baiyuan: Bai Juyi's cemetery, divided into Qinggu, tomb body, poetry gallery three parts If you have enough physical strength, you can visit the East Mountain Grottoes, Xiangshan Temple, and Baiyuan. If you don't have enough physical strength and time, it's worth just visiting the West Mountain Grottoes. I haven't seen the night view, I don't know if there are still lights on 📝Note tips: The journey back is a bit far, but it's only a 15-minute walk If you don't want to walk, you can take a sightseeing bus, 10r/person You can bring some supplies and water, the scenic spot is slightly expensive

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