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Date: 23/12/2020
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Chinese Name: 彬县大佛寺 Pronunciation: bīn xiàn dà fó sì
Recommended Time for Visit: 1-2 Hours
Address: Binzhou, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province
Occupied Area: 1810 mu (1.2 square kilometers)
Building Time: 628 A.D.
Popular Activities: Traditional temple fair
Best Visiting Season: Spring to Autumn (March to November)
Opening Hours: Bin County Cave Temple is open from 8:00 to 18:00 all year round.
Building Function: A place where Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty mourned the soldiers who lost their lives in the battle
| Visitors | Peak Season (March 1st-November30th ) |
Low Season (December-February) |
| Adult (aged 18-64) | CNY 35 | CNY 20 |
| Children (1.2-1.4 meters) | CNY 20 | CNY 20 |
1. Free for children under 1.2 meters (Children must be accompanied by adults).
2. Free for seniors over 65 years old.
Located in Binzhou, Xianyang City, Bin County Cave Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national-level grade AAA tourist attraction. There are 361 caves and niches in the Bin County Cave Temple Grottoes group. Among them, there are 107 caves, 254 niches, 19 caves with statues, and 1,498 statues. The Great Buddha Grotto, Thousand-Buddha Cave, and Arhat Cave are the main caves in which statues are preserved.
Carved into its rocky cliffs, the grotto is a beautiful, narrow corridor-like place where rivers flow and peaks face each other, with the Jing River winding its way east from the Buddha cave.
Bin Country Cave Temple shows the typical style of Buddhist art in the Tang Dynasty and the clue of the development of Buddhist art in the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, it also greatly influences the Buddhist statue art all over the country, even in the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
More than 1,300 years ago, to the tinkling of the camel bell, a caravan of silk-laden camels on a mission to spread eastern civilization set out west from the bustling city of Chang'an, making its first stop in the northwestern city of Bin County, Shaanxi. Therefore, Bin County is known as the "first station in and out of Central Shaanxi."
Bin County Cave Temple was built in the second year of the Zhenguan Period (627-649) of the Tang Dynasty, more than 1,300 years ago. Formerly known as "Yingfu Temple", it was built by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty in memory of the soldiers who died in the battle. Since Bin Country Cave Temple was built, it has been improved through the ages.
In 2014, the Temple was successfully selected into the World Heritage List, filling the gap in the world cultural heritage of Xianyang.
"The Great Buddha Grotto" is in the center of the temple and the largest cave in the temple. The cave is semicircular, with a diameter of about 34 meters and a height of 31 meters. The main Buddha in the cave is Amitabha, the leader of the western bliss world, which has been called "the first wonder in Central Shaanxi" since ancient times.
The Great Buddha sits on the lotus platform with his right hand on his knee and his left hand in Abhaya mudra. His body posture is naturally plump, and his eyes, which are slightly open under the long and thin arch eyebrows, seem to look down on the vast world and people with deep affection. Bodhisattva and Mahasthamaprapta, who stand on both sides, are both 15.6 meters tall, with a crown on their heads and gorgeous tassels. They are also extraordinary artistic sculptures.
Thousand-Buddha Cave is a large cave with 696 statues. A statue niche of one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas with the same height as the real person is also preserved in Thousand-Buddha Cave. It is the most typical statue art of Chang'an style in the early Tang Dynasty.
In particular, some Bodhisattva statues clearly show the graceful body contour of women, and the crotch twisted to one side perfectly depicts the charm and grace of Bodhisattva.
Main gate→Great Buddha Grotto→Thousand-Buddha Cave→Arhat Cave→Zhangba Buddha Grotto→Exit
Take bus 3 from Binzhou East Toll Station and get off at Dafosi Station
There is no subway system in Binzhou, Xianyang City
Chinese: 请带我去彬县大佛寺。English: Please take me to Bin County Cave Temple.
If you go to Bin County Cave Temple from Xianyang city center (Licai Tianxi Hotel), it takes about 3 hours (CNY 450).
If you go to Bin County Cave Temple from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, it takes about 2 hours (CNY 350).
If you go to Bin County Cave Temple from Xianyang Qindu High-speed Railway Station, it takes about 2.5 hours (CNY 400).
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