The Oriental Buddha Park in Leshan is an underrated niche attraction

🔔 Many people visit Leshan for the first time and must see the Leshan Giant Buddha, but show little interest in the Oriental Buddha Park next to it, thinking it's just a small attraction expanded in the name of the Giant Buddha. In fact, it's quite significant! 🔔▪️ The Oriental Buddha Park, a national 4A-level tourist attraction, shares a gate with the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area and is located on the back mountain of the Leshan Giant Buddha, also within the protection range of the world 'Dual Heritage'. ⛩️ Detailed address: No. 362 Lingyun Road, Shizhong District, Leshan City, right next to the famous Leshan Giant Buddha. 🚌 Transportation strategy: You can navigate directly to 'Oriental Buddha Park' by car. You can also take bus No. 3/13/601/K1/302 directly to the destination from the city center. 【Opening Hours】08:00-18:00【Ticket🎫】80 yuan. 50🎫 for seniors and children ‼️ Tour route: 【Enter the gate】—【Reclining Buddha】—【Eighteen Arhats Cave】—【Thousand Buddha Cave】—【33m Sitting Buddha Statue of Sakyamuni】—【51m Medicine Buddha】—【Lianxin Mountain】—【Exit】This allows for a complete tour without retracing steps. 👍 Most recommended: The main viewing spots include attractions within the scenic area such as the Thousand Buddha Cave, Lianxin Mountain, Eighteen Arhats Cave, Oriental Reclining【Buddha】, Golden【Buddha】Hall, Thousand-Handed Guanyin Cave, and the final Majestic etc. ✅ Oriental Reclining Buddha:➡️: Taking advantage of the mountain's natural extension, the head is carved at the south end, the feet at the north end, and the middle retains the mountain's vegetation, resembling a green blanket covering the peacefully tranquil nirvana of Sakyamuni Buddha. ✅ Medicine Buddha Statue➡️: The first Buddha statue you can see at the entrance to the underground palace is a standing statue, which is very tall. ✅ Sakyamuni Buddha➡️: The world's largest sitting statue in a cave, the Buddha statue here is very well lit, very majestic. ✅ Thousand【Buddha】Cave Underground Palace➡️: The atmosphere here is full of the feeling of 'Tomb Notes', with a strong sense of atmosphere, whether on the corridor or beside the Buddha statues, it's very photogenic. ✅ Demon-Subduing Pond:➡️: Also known as Buddha Subduing the Demon Girl, they use various entertainments to perform various kinds of seduction/mei to approach the Bodhisattva, with the Buddha maintaining the principle of 'all is void', not glancing sideways. ✅ Giant Buddha Bay:➡️: Taking advantage of the mountain's natural features, which is a major characteristic of ancient Buddha-making. The Buddha Bay is surrounded by peaks on three sides, with a frontal upward view, and three layers of halls coming down vertically, like a dragon throne. 📝 Note tips: It is recommended to hire a guide when visiting such places, otherwise, you might just skim through without knowing the stories. ⭕ Since most of these stone carvings are in caves, it's cool in summer, but wear more in other seasons ⭕ Most of the Buddha statues inside can be photographed, as they have not been consecrated. If there are offerings and oil lamps, it's better not to take pictures! ⭕ The stairs of Lianxin Mountain are particularly steep! It's not recommended for the elderly and children to climb, there is another route down the mountain.