The largest Buddhism Center in Asia "Nanshan" is located in the "Nanshan International Tourism Zone" of Hainan Island, located 40 km. west of Sanya near Nanshan Mountain (South Mountain). The area of the park is -50 sq. km. The park was opened in 1999 and is a whole temple complex with magnificent landscapes. An ancient Buddhist temple was restored here and a huge landscape park was laid out. In 2005, on a man-made island, connected to the coast by a thin isthmus, the construction of the temple of the Goddess of Mercy - Guanyin was completed; a colossal bronze statue of the Goddess rises above the temple. The height of the statue is 108 meters, which exceeds the famous New York Statue of Liberty.
In a separate pavilion in the park, the world's largest golden statue of the goddess Guanyin weighing 140 kg is carefully kept. She is adorned with precious stones and stands on a plinth in the shape of a lotus flower, made of white precious jade. This statue is not only included in the Guinness Book of Records, but at the same time it is the greatest Buddhist shrine - it contains particles of the ashes of Buddha Shakyi Muni, the founder of Buddhism, who lived 2.5 thousand years ago. Nanshan is the highest standard of feng shui - a philosophical concept that is so fashionable in the world and has been known in China for over 3000 years. This is the highest harmony of Man and Nature, Man and Society. The Buddhist complex of Nanshan includes a Temple with a golden statue of the goddess Guanyin, entered in the Guinness Book of Records, a longevity alley, a park for meditation, the "Purification of Consciousness" bell,"The vessel of purity" and many other sacred places for Buddhists.
The center of Nianshan is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and beautiful sights of the entire Hainan Island. The center of Buddhism is a huge park, which displays many objects of Buddhism. The entire territory of the park is fully consistent with the theory of feng shui. Among the local population, it is considered the pinnacle of the creation of national park art.
In the Nianshan Park, you can get acquainted with several rarities of Buddhism at once. The first is a statue of the goddess Kuan Yin, whose height is as much as 108 meters, which is higher than the famous American Statue of Liberty. The statue of Kuan Yin can be clearly seen even from the plane, at the time of his landing at the Sanya airport. A long beautiful path leads to it. Approaching her, believers stop and begin to pray. For their convenience, special pillows are prepared here. The statue of Kuan Yin has many faces - it has 3 faces in total. Kuan Yin looks at visitors holding a book, the second face with a rosary, the third with a lotus flower. The number of elements in the rosary is 108. Recall that the height of the statue itself is exactly 108 meters. In feng shui theory, 108 is considered a sacred number,therefore, all Chinese believers consider such a coincidence of meanings extremely favorable.
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The second attraction that you can see in the park is the 140-kilogram statue of Buddha, made of pure gold and decorated with precious stones. Ordinary tourists will clearly be disappointed that this statue is strictly forbidden to photograph. But outside the temple of the golden Buddha is also very beautiful. It is very bright and done in colorful yellow tones.
Copper spinning drums are installed around the temple (most likely there are also 108) on which Buddhist texts - koans - are written. According to local culture, before entering the temple of the golden Buddha, one must walk around it and spin each drum, thereby joining the scriptures.
All the temples in Nanshan Buddhist Park are naturally pleasantly bright. The external design is dominated by red and yellow tones, while the internal one contains all the colors of the rainbow. Seeing this natural riot of colors, I want to sincerely rejoice together with the believers. Inside the temple, incense is always smoking, candles are burning, and unique relaxing music sounds.
In addition to the temples and the statue of Guan Yin, there are other interesting sights in the Nian Shan Cultural Center. For example, the Alley of Centennials, which displays photographs of centenarians in Hainan. The long-livers trail is also located here. The attention of tourists also deserves beautiful gazebos, small ponds, bridges, stones with red hieroglyphs and red ribbons hanging on the trees - desires.
Acquaintance with the sights of the city of Sanya should start just with an excursion to this park, here you will take a huge number of interesting photos and get a lot of positive emotions from what you see.