Fei Lai Feng (Peak Flown From Afar)
Last Update : 2006-10-16 16:35:20 - Peak Flown from Afar (Fei Lai Feng) is a mountain next to the Lingyin Temple, and it is recommended that tourists visit this sight as well when traveling to the Lingyin Temple.
- Last Update : 2006-10-24 15:21:56
- As to the name of the mountain, legend has it that when an Indian monk called Hui Li visited this sight, he saw the craggy mountain was much like mountains in India. However, he did not know how the mountain had gotten here. So later he named the mountain, the 'Peak Flown from Afar'.
- Last Update : 2006-10-24 15:22:33
- Due to the erosion by groundwater, there are many marvelous caves in the mountain. In one of these caves, the Shexu Cave, if looking at the roof of the cave at the right time, you will see a beam of sunlight shining into the cave, this famous scene called 'the Gleam of the Sky'. On the cliff below the summit, there are a large number of caves with exquisite Buddha statues, carved during the Song and Yuan dynasties. Among them, the largest statue of the smiling Maitreya Buddha is the best-preserved one of its kind and embodies the artistry of carving in the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279).
| Admission Fee: |
CNY 35 |
| Bus Route: |
7, 807 |
