The Great Buddha: A View From Above or Below

Jun Zhongxiang,Seventy-odd meters of's imposing figure, the grand spectacle of nine peaks competing with each other and three rivers converging, enough to highlight your majesty as a Buddha, enough for us to prostrate ourselves upon the smoke-filled expanse of the Min River, gazing upwards!

Gaze upon your thousand-three-hundred-year Tang Dynasty grandeur;

Gaze upon your world's first Buddha's majesty;

Gaze upon your backrest against the nine peaks, your steadfast foot on the three rivers, your solemn and mighty demeanor, and your compassionate, bodhisattva heart…

But I am not a devotee prostrating myself before the earth;
Looking up, is simply a perspective and viewing angle;

Crossing the Nine-Bend Eight-Turn Jinjiang Bridge, ascending the winding corridors of Lingyun Mountain, we will change our perspective and observe;

Standing on the rosy cliffs of Wugong carrying the Zhu Tower, overlooking the flowing rivers of the Three Rivers rushing into view, and the crisscrossing buildings and alleyways across the river, marveling at the endless turning of day and night and the vastness of time…

Or gazing at the majestic Sichuan mountains of Emeishan in the distance, imagining the clouds swirling and dancing, the sunrise and sunset;