I have really found the Heavenly Palace from Journey to the West!
In the Buddhist cosmology, the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven is the fourth heaven of the Desire Realm.
🪷 This is the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Palace located in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven scenic area of Mount Kuaiji in Shaoxing, situated at the western end of the Kuaiji Mountain Range. It took 8 years and nearly 2 billion yuan to build.
The entire scenic area is very large, divided from top to bottom into three parts,
namely the Great Fragrant Forest, Longhua Temple, and Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Palace.
Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Palace
The distant view is already stunning, with the palace standing tall amidst the clouds. Approaching the entrance of the palace, looking up at the lotus on the temple roof, the solemn and spectacular feeling is beyond words.
🔸 Inside the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven inner court, there is the world's largest indoor seated Buddha - a 33-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha speaking Dharma. Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you marvel at the incomparable grandeur of this Buddha statue! The diameter of the purple-gold lotus flower on top of the palace is 56.7 meters, claiming to be the world's largest. Whether outside or inside the palace, it can be described as a marvel of divine craftsmanship. Out of respect, I did not take pictures of the Buddha statue inside the hall. The bigger the heart of the worshipper, the bigger the Buddha. When you visit, be sure to go inside and pray sincerely, may all those with a true heart have their wishes come true.
🔸 Longhua Temple
Currently the largest royal-style Buddhist temple in China, built against the mountain, with layers upon layers, carved beams and painted rafters, it is majestic.
🔸 Great Fragrant Forest
Here lies a large expanse of thousand-year-old osmanthus forest, spanning several miles, known as 'China's largest ancient osmanthus group'.
📸 Travel/Photography tips:
1. Free round-trip sightseeing car rides with a ticket
2. Route to Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Palace: First take the scenic area shuttle bus to Longhua Temple, then enter the Longhua Temple Visitor Center, take the elevator to the 3rd floor, walk straight along the central axis of Longhua Temple, and exit through the north gate of Longhua Temple. There is a checkpoint where you can choose to continue walking to the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Palace or take a sightseeing car, which costs an additional 10 yuan per person.
3. It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes and bring your own water.
4. You can have a vegetarian meal at noon, which is not expensive and has a rich variety.
5. The whole trip takes about 2~3 hours.
🚌 Recommended route:
Longhua Temple Mountain Gate Square - Heavenly King Hall - Mahavira Hall - Reclining Buddha Hall - Longhua Pavilion - North Mountain Gate - Fragrant Sea - Heavenly Road - Heaven Palace - Mount Sumeru - Seven-Treasure Relief - Buddha Worship Area - Sightseeing Layer - Lotus Dharma Hall
🚘 Travel Strategy:
🚗 Self-driving: Navigate to 'Kuaiji Mountain Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Scenic Area Parking Lot', free parking 🅿️
✈️ Airport: Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport High-speed rail: Get off at Shaoxing North Station
🎫 Ticket: Adults 100, seniors and children 50 (including round-trip scenic area shuttle bus to Longhua Temple)
🆓 Free for: People aged 70 (inclusive) and above, children 1.2 meters (inclusive) and below
⏰ Opening hours: 8:30~17:00 Location: Kuaiji Mountain Trāyastriṃśa Heaven Scenic Area
Address: No. 732 Xianglin Avenue, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province
Very quiet and high, the first time I saw such an obvious female like a Bodhisattva, and the body was so gorgeous, it was dark red, and it was as high as several floors. It should be good to stay in a mountain hotel for one night.
Maitreya Bodhisattva is a paradise, with a strong Buddhist charm, a special car transfer in the scenic area, the overall layout is reasonable, one floor, one step, one lotus flower, a pilgrimage resort, a complete victory, standardized management, and come if you want.
The supporting services outside the scenic spot did not keep up. The location of the tourist service center was not obvious. I obviously had entered the scenic spot. Because I was not taking the bus from the tourist service center, I took two more buses to the tourist service center and then took the bus to the scenic spot... Enter the scenic spot again Afterwards, I felt very good, and I was worried that there was not enough time, so I hurried to visit the road and got off the bus. You can brush the scenic spot for the second time.
Come to Shaoxing for work during the festival. Local friends recommend that you must go to the Tiangong once. It is indeed a special stage. It is currently a free stage. As long as you make an online reservation (at the same time, make an appointment to the Longhua Temple bus round-trip ticket of 25 yuan), drive to the navigation ~ Huiji Mountain Duoshitian Scenic Area parking lot. Then transfer to the bus here to Longhua Temple Longhua Temple is newly built, burn incense and worship Buddha, and then slowly go up along Longhua Temple to the top platform, remember that this is the best shooting point for ~ Duran Tiangong, and the entire tour route has no turning back, then go down the mountain and then follow Going around the big pool, I went to the uphill road of the Durate Tiangong. The whole mountain road is very short and effortless. You can go to the Durate Tiangong scenic spot in ten minutes. Then go up one layer after another, the Buddha Hall on the fifth floor is a representative introduction to some of the leading monks in Chinese history, and popularizes a lot of Buddhist knowledge. The secular people can understand it well, and the Buddha Hall is the best angle to watch the Big Buddha. (Unfortunately, the Big Buddha cannot be photographed); the seventh floor is the 12th zodiac pool ~ and the floor is at the foot of the Durate Tiangong, and then go up to the seventh floor to the top floor of the Durate Tiangong (the sixth floor is Wanfo Pavilion ~ is very spectacular), in fact, the top floor is to take pictures for a souvenir. There is no good scenery to return to Longhua Temple road is better and closer, but if you miss the best shooting point of the top floor of Longhua Temple, there will be no chance after that, so you must remember to go! If you don’t want to go to Daxianglin, you can take the bus back to the parking lot at the waiting point of Longhua Temple, but local friends said that Daxianglin is more beautiful. It takes ten minutes to walk down the mountain road of Longhua Temple, and it is closer to the road. The best tour route is ~ Only buy a one-way bus ticket from the parking lot to Longhua Temple, and then walk down the mountain road along Longhua Temple. It takes more than an hour to visit the Daxianglin. Forget it, leave a little regret for the next time. I read a lot of comments ~ and said that the Tiangong is not fun, it is a new building. Commercialization is serious, not worth going! But it should be that you don't understand the core of the scenic spot ~ Buddhism secularization, so that more secular people understand Buddhism. As for whether you believe in Buddhism or not, you can see fate. This is only understood by people who believe in Buddha! Of course, I also suggest that since it is publicizing the secularization of Buddhas, the scenic spot should always be free.
Weekends called the tail of autumn, we hiked the mountain, along the mountain trail scenery super beautiful, used to the noise of the big city, work annoyance, occasionally in this mountain trail to feel another nature, the scene is also unique flavor. Arrived on the magnificent Tiangong, worshiped the amiable Maitreya Buddha. Standing on the viewing platform with joy, overlooking the surrounding mountain islands, the vision of "a panoramic view of the mountains" in the poem, as if he were in the poem and painting, he had to sigh. The great scene washes the journey of the soul. Not enough to visit!!
The humanized scenic spot is the only one in Shaoxing Zunxuan. Free parking in the visitor center, and then there is a special shuttle bus to the mountain. Painless mountain climbing is really suitable for people like me who fail 800 meters! ! The most awesome thing is that the tickets include Jingjiao cars. I am really touched by the family. What conscience scenic spot, give me! More importantly, you can eat on the mountain. It is too suitable for my rice barrel. The vegetarian food is also full. You can eat and drink enough to visit Longhua Temple and Durate Tiangong. You can walk like flying. I asked for incense at Longhua Temple. I saw that the old lady was worshiping all four parties, saying that it was asking all four parties. The sky is very high, all are ladders, after walking one layer and another, it is recommended that you come to the meeting of the mountain to the sky, you must eat.
Before I went, I read the Raiders on Xiaohongshu, and asked netizens if I had any trouble. I listened to the persuasion tour to Jishan Duozhan. I really had a great time! The most pleasant surprise is the set meal of Jishan Vegetarian Restaurant. The meal is 30 yuan a piece, 25 plain noodles, and two roommates, order a meal and a vegetarian noodles. It is not worse than eating at Suzhou Hanshan Temple. The price is very high. There is milk in the set meal. The meal is not enough to eat for free. It is delicious and proud.
There is the Potala Palace in the west, the Forbidden City in the north, the Yuntian Palace in the south, and the Duo Rate Tiangong in the east. This life must come to Duo Rate Tiangong. Duo Rate Tiangong is located in the Huijishan Duo Rate Tian Scenic Area, Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. When you come to the Tiangong Scenic Area, you can feel the smoke of the ancient temple and pray for blessings. Standing in the South Square of the Tiangong, I have to sigh the majestic style of this building. The ladder to the inner courtyard of the Tiangong is a magnificent 33-meter-high statue of the Tianguan Maitreya Buddha. Here you can pray deeply, copy the scriptures, please add some hand strings and blessing supplies... The scenery here is beautiful, The staff is warm and the service is thoughtful. It is still a good place for mountaineering and leisure, and you can enjoy the gifts of nature. Great! ! !