Travel guide to Mengshan Buddha: a thousand-year-old ancient charm and a spiritual pure land

　　The Mengshan Buddha, also known as the Xishan Buddha, is located in Mengshan, more than 20 kilometers southwest of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province. It is a cultural relic protection unit in Taiyuan City. The exposed chest and neck part of the Mengshan Giant Buddha is 17.5 meters high, 25 meters wide, and the neck diameter is 5 meters wide. The Mengshan Giant Buddha was carved during the Tianbao period of the Northern Qi Dynasty. It was originally a cliff Buddha statue behind the Kaihua Temple in Mengshan.

　　1. Tickets: The ticket price for the Mengshan Buddha is 90 yuan, and the scenic area battery car is 10 yuan. Guimeng is 80 yuan, Yunmeng is 80 yuan, Tianmeng is 40 yuan, and Caimeng is 50 yuan. Forest rafting: 35 yuan/ticket.

　　2. Opening hours: 6:00-18:00.

　　3. Transportation: The Mengshan Giant Buddha is located in Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, about 20 kilometers away from Taiyuan City. The direct bus from the railway station to Changfeng Parking Lot is 848, 619, 618, 308, and then take the 58th bus to Mengshan Giant Buddha Station.

　　4. Tour suggestions: The tour time of Mengshan Buddha is 3-4 hours. The main attractions are: Tudi Temple, Mengshan Xiaoyue, Kaihua Temple, Lianli Pagoda, Iron Buddha Hall, Mengshan Giant Buddha. Mengshan Buddha is 162 years earlier than Leshan Giant Buddha. 5. Preferential policies: Children under 1.2 meters are free of charge, 1.2-1.4 meters are half price 40 yuan/person, and those over 1.4 meters are the same as adults; the elderly with valid certificates for 60-69 years old are half price 40 yuan/person, and the elderly over 70 years old are free of charge; the disabled are half price 40 yuan/person with valid certificates; disabled soldiers, active soldiers, and journalists (with journalist certificates issued by the State Administration of Press and Publication) are free of charge.