Brief information on Meng Shan Giant Stone Buddha  

Meng Shan Giant Stone Buddha is located southwest of Taiyuan city. The stone Buddha was constructed in Beiqi period, with its original height 63 meters which is a little lower but 162 years earlier than Le Shan Giant Buddha Statue. Despite the world-recognized Bamyan Buddha Statue in Afghanistan and Le Shan Giant Buddha Statue in China, Meng Shan Buddha Statue is the other carved stone statue in open air the same level as the two mentioned above, but it is rarely known for the world.

During the Sui and the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was popular through the country, and Taiyuan was an import Buddhist center in north China. Kaihua Temple, as one of the most famous Buddhist temple in Taiyuan, became a busy and crowded place of worship for Buddhists.

Although the Kaihua Temple which the statue belonged to was destroyed at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the giant stone Buddha was almost fallen apart, its special status in both Chinese ancient architecture and the Buddhist promotion in Chinese history would not disappear. Considering of this, Taiyuan government in recent years is planning to maintain and reconstruct the stone Buddha, trying to recover it into its original magnificence.

*You can download the bilingual note to show it to a taxi driver or someone else to find your way to Meng Shan Giant Stone Buddha if you plan to visit Meng Shan Giant Stone Buddha and have language problems.

   

Chinese Pinyin: meng shan da fo
Opening Times: 8:00 - 18:00
Location: southwest of Taiyuan city
How to Get to: take Bus No. 5, 308, 463, 839, 848, 858 and get off at Luocheng