Dafo Temple

Located in the western corner of zhangye city, gansu province, the great buddhist temple is an important scenic spot on the silk road and the landmark building of zhangye. Founded in xixia, it has a history of more than 900 years, which combines han culture and western xia culture.

The temple is built in ancient trees, the ancient trees are in the sky, the green grass shade, the environment is beautiful. Inside the temple, there is a statue of nirvana, the largest indoor living Buddha in the country, with a Buddha figure of 34.5m and a shoulder width of 7.5m, which can lie flat on the middle finger. There are three levels of space in the body of the Buddha, various buddhist treasures, and various scriptures in the head, which were burned and destroyed during the cultural revolution. The grand buddhist temple, the buddhist art exhibition hall, the buddhist exhibition hall, the earth tower, the shanxi conference hall, the pagoda hall, etc. can be visited by tourists.