Guangdong Pingyuan Big Buddha Temple

The Big Buddha Temple is located in Fengchi Village, Pingyuan. It adopts the architectural style of Tang Dynasty temples and is built against the mountain. The total planned land area is 66,770 square meters and the total construction area is 18,495 square meters. The halls of the Big Buddha Temple have flying eaves and brackets, and each hall is higher than the other. All the halls and pavilions are connected by corridors. As long as you enter the temple gate, you can reach any place in the temple without being exposed to the sun on sunny days or walking on wet roads on rainy days. The Main Hall is majestic, 22 meters high, with a construction area of ​​1,960 square meters, and consists of 48 steps and 66 pillars. The four characters "Daxiong Hall" were written by Zhao Puchu, a Buddhist leader and calligrapher. In the center of the hall, there are three large gold-plated Buddha statues, namely Sakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Buddha. Each Buddha statue is 8.8 meters high. There are also Eighteen Arhats, Thousand-armed Guanyin and others enshrined inside. The Big Buddha Temple houses a large collection of calligraphy and paintings by famous people, and also enshrines the relics of Venerable Benhuan.