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| | Buddhist Paradise [edit this] | | The Buddhist Paradise stands erect on the Danxia Hill of Mountain Lingyun. It was built according to the general lay out of the palace in Tang Dynasty and made use of the terrain of the hill. Steep stone steps are like steps to heavens and rise in the sky. They are beautiful and imposing and of great momentousness. The major palace building can be divided into two compounds: the front compound and the back compound. The inside of the main palace is vaulted. The statue of the newly molded Mile Buddha sits prone. On the back wall is a large colorful fresco. The Buddhist Paradise is a richly ornamented building, which demonstrates the wealth of the Mile Pure (Doushui) Land. On the cliff sides around the palace, there are more than ten Mile Statues and 15 groups of continuous relieves of the birth and nirvana of the Mile Buddha. In these Buddha statues, the form is artistic, the sculptural skill is exquisite, and the plot is lively. When ascending and facing the Buddhist Paradise, visitors seem to enter into a dreamland, which gives people a transcendental and refined feeling. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Ancient Huanglian Barbette [edit this] | | There were scores of barbettes in the ancient times on Mountain Nine-peak (Mountain Lingyun is alter natively called “Mountain Nine-peak, and is one of the three mountains named the Three Tortoises), among which Ancient Huanglian Barbette is one of the dominant barbettes. It stands imposingly between Duiyue Peak and Zhurong Peak of Mountain Lingyun, and Zhurong Peak of Mountain Lingyun, and fills the pass that “ten thousand men can not get through if one guards it”. Here, the best-known battle occurred in the second year (1254 A.D.) of the Baoyou Period of Emperor Lizong in the South Song Dynasty. In this battle, Wang Decheng, a Mongolian, led his army corps to launch an attack, and Yu Xing, the prefect of Jiading, arrived in person at this barbette to conduct the battle. When the magnificent army corps marched within range of the cannons, Prefect Yu gave his orders and numerous cannons fired at the same time. The Yuan army corps was beaten back; they threw away everything when fleeing and scampered off with their heads hidden in their hands. When Zhao Yun, Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, heard of the triumph, he sighed and admired it for a long period and said, “It is Yu Xing's battle that occurred in front of Jiading City that is the most wondrous and grand.” He sent out an imperial decree to promote the official position and noble rank of Yu Xing. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
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