For Yantai, Shandong, the most familiar thing to me is probably the "Yantai Apple". However, after getting to know Yantai, I discovered that not only is the Yantai apple the most beautiful symbol of the city, this coastal city at the junction of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea is the only city in China to win the "United Nations Habitat Award". Yantai, surrounded by mountains and sea, is also a famous national historical and cultural city. The profound Chinese and Western cultures preserved during the opening of the port have formed a unique and beautiful seaside style that combines Chinese and Western styles, making Yantai a well-known coastal eco-tourism and leisure destination. resort. In Longkou City, Yantai City, there is a national 5A-level tourist attraction called "Nanshan Scenic Area" known as "Donglai No. 1 Mountain". With its rich tourism resources, it combines religion, history, culture and natural landscape to become "Fushou". Nanshan, the Holy Land of Prayer" is a beautiful scenery on earth.

You may be relatively unfamiliar with Longkou City, but if you mention "Longkou fans", you should be more familiar with it. Longkou City is affiliated to Yantai and is the county-level city under the jurisdiction of Yantai City. The Nanshan tourist attraction in Longkou City was called Lushan in ancient times. Longkou was home to beautiful lakes and mountains, and there were once many temples and incense. Nanshan Scenic Area is located in the mountainous area in the central and southern part of Longkou City, with a total area of ??14 square kilometers. The scenic area is divided into three parts: the Religious Cultural Park, the Historical Cultural Park and the East China Sea Tourism Resort. The world-famous Nanshan Giant Buddha and Nanshan Pharmacist Jade Buddha are both located here. I don’t know whether Nanshan chose the Giant Buddha, or whether the Giant Buddha took a fancy to Nanshan. Nanshan has once again become a Buddhist world, and the sound of Buddha lingers in the morning bells and evening drums to receive blessings.

Buddhist culture has had a great influence and role on Chinese culture. After long-term spread and development, Chinese Buddhist culture with Chinese national characteristics has been formed, and it has also left a splendid Buddhist cultural heritage in history. In the Religious Culture Park of Nanshan Scenic Area, Nanshan Zen Temple, Xiangxiang Temple, Lingyuan Temple, etc. are all historical buildings from the Jin and Tang Dynasties. Huayan World, located on the northeast side of the Nanshan Giant Buddha Square in the Nanshan tourist attraction, was completed in 2009. On the occasion of its completion, a grand opening ceremony was held for it.

Huayan World is also called Hua Zang World, short for Lotus Zang World, and is the name of the pure land of Dharmakaya Vairocana Buddha. It covers an area of ??115,000 square meters and has a construction area of ??5,500 square meters. The main construction includes three parts: "Five Directions and Five Buddhas Hall", "Dynamic Music Square of Medicine King Ode" and "Sutra Turning 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 Yaowang Song dynamic music fountain uses sound, light, electricity, mechanical opening and closing, opening, lowering, and rotation. It draws on the artistic characteristics of traditional Chinese Buddhist shapes and combines it with modern technology.

The 19.26-meter-high brass sculpture is divided into three parts: the upper, middle and lower parts. The upper part is composed of Medicine Buddha and lotus petals, which is a symbol of longevity; the middle part is a medicine jar lion drum. The shape symbolizes the promotion of Buddhism in Buddhism; the lower part is the shape of the twelve divine generals and Xumizuo that protect human health. The five Buddhas of the five directions who represent the five wisdoms of human beings are respectively Akho Buddha in the eastern world, Baoxiang Buddha in the southern joyful world, Amitayus Buddha in the western paradise world, Amitabha Buddha in the northern lotus world, and Vairocana Buddha in the central Huazang world. Chana Buddha. The four bodhisattvas below are Manjushri Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva, and Guanyin Bodhisattva. They are respectively in charge of great wisdom, great conduct, great kindness, and great compassion. The Fifth Buddha can eliminate the five troubles of greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt.

The side of the prayer wheel is composed of 108 prayer wheels. The prayer wheel is a magical instrument in Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetans put scriptures in the prayer wheel. One rotation is equivalent to When reciting a sutra, the more mantras you chant, the more pious you are to the Buddha. The earliest scriptures in the prayer wheel are the six-character mantra. The prayer wheel here mainly contains the Great Auspicious Goddess Mantra and the Medicine Master's empowerment mantra. Most people place their hopes for future happiness or expectations for life in prayer wheels. People believe that praying is equivalent to chanting sutras, and it is the best way to repent of the past, eliminate disasters and avoid disasters, and accumulate merit.

The Buddhist culture that has lasted for thousands of years has always been one of the main beliefs in the hearts of Chinese people. Huayan World perfectly integrates Buddhist art and modern civilization. The wisdom of Buddhism is vast and profound, and the beauty of art is ultimately the accumulation of time.

As a tourist, while being in awe at the holy place of prayer, you can also realize the cultural connotation condensed in Buddhism. This is the charm that Nanshan Scenic Area is famous for.