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Ke Yan is a must-see.

Ke Yan has been a quarry since the Three Kingdoms period and has gradually evolved into a scenic spot with a strong Shaoxing water town style. As soon as you enter the gate of the scenic spot, you will see a stone tablet with the words "Ke Yan Jue Sheng", which is said to be the handwriting of Wang Xizhi. In the lake at the foot of Ke Yan Mountain, there is a stone Buddha statue called "Tian Gong Da Fo" which is about 10 meters high. It is said to have been carved by three generations of stonemasons during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The thousand-year-old Buddha statue sits in the water cave, with exquisite carvings, kind faces, left hand on the knee, and right hand raised, as if preaching. The strange stone "Ke Yan Yun Gu" is about 30 meters high and rises straight from the ground to the sky. The top of this stone pillar is large and the bottom is small. The thinnest part of the bottom is less than 1 meter. It is like a huge stone cone inserted into the ground. After thousands of years of wind and rain, it still stands tall, and there are trees growing on the top, which is amazing! Yun Gu Shi and the lake water reflect each other, forming a unique landscape of water and stone blending. "Lotus Listening to Sound" scenic spot, the huge lotus on the ground has a radius of 9.9 meters, which is carved from 99 large stones, meaning "99 return to one". Next to it is a curved echo wall, engraved with the Buddhist Vajra Sutra. Standing in the middle of the lotus and speaking, there will be echoes, so it is called "Lotus Listening to Sound". Behind the Tian Gong Da Fo is the "Pu Zhao Temple" built by the mountain and the water. The temple name written by Zhao Puchu hangs above the mountain gate. In ancient times, the conditions for stonemasons to quarry stones were simple, so it was very dangerous. So they all believe in Buddhism and pray for the protection of the gods. Pu Zhao Temple and Tian Gong Da Fo bring spiritual sustenance and comfort to the stonemasons. The words "Ke Yan" and "Nan Wu Amitabha" are engraved on the rocks that have been chopped and chopped. The Ke Yan stone Buddha statue and cliff stone carvings are listed as national key cultural protection units. Mr. Lu Xun's relief is a distinct side image, with a hand holding a cigarette, and next to it is his motto "Eyebrows coldly facing thousands of people, bowing his head willingly as a child cow." Fully show his style as a cultural giant of a generation, as well as his extremely sharp insight and hatred of evil.
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