牛首山文化旅游区

Factor in some time if you are going in from the west entrance by Didi. It stops at the car park area (we are not allowed to go in directly to the west entrance as there is some road restriction — but there is a free bus that brings us from the Didi designated drop-off point to the west entrance) and from the west entrance, we can then buy tickets and take the shuttle bus that brings us to the Foding Palace. Best to buy the multi-trip shuttle bus ticket. And even so, there will still be some walking as the premises is simply too big. But definitely worth the time. It is breathtakingly beautiful.

The Disneyland of Buddhist attractions. I visited during a holiday weekend, which was not the best idea — 人山人海 (crowds everywhere). Because of traffic before a train ride home and the amount of people, I only saw a few attractions; my fault. That said, what I did see was beautiful. The facilities were clean, food everywhere, and accessible for all via ramps and buses. Walking the whole park is not possible. Luggage storage was helpful. English maps. Tour guides available. Taxis/buses ready.

You need to use shuttle buses to move around — it is located on the hill. There is the place to buy the ticket on the right side; I recommend the 2-way 20 RMB per person ticket you can use all day. Overall good atmosphere and fresh air, and the architecture looks like Greece or Egypt.

Absolutely speechless. I had never seen a place like this before. This temple leaves you in awe. I completely fell in love with it, even though the weather was not great and it was raining. The pagoda is currently closed to visitors due to maintenance. You can reach the temple on foot or by bus — I chose to walk, and it took around 15 minutes. Architecturally, it is a true masterpiece. When you enter, you cannot imagine that the interior will be even more impressive than the exterior. Both the blue hall at the entrance and the relic hall are breathtaking. I only wish I could come back on a sunny day to experience it all over again!

Just WOW!!! The design of the buildings and interiors is mesmerizing! There is detail work everywhere and it is a visual feast. The new building is on par with Gaudi's Sagrada Familia in Barcelona — different times, but visionary in terms of scale and symbolism. The overall site has several other buildings which I did not get to explore, unfortunately. I highly recommend spending time here!!

Brought my mum and she was totally amazed! Such beautiful architecture and the details are absolutely beautiful. Apart from the Usnisa Palace and Foding Pagoda, we visited the tomb of Zheng He too. The entire mountain area is big — we spent the entire day here.