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Thousand-Buddha Mountain

Buddha in Thousand Buddha MountainThousand-Buddha Mountain is one of the most famous sightseeing in Jinan. The mountain was called Mt. Li in ancient times. Many Buddha's statues were engraved on the rocks of the mountain in Sui Dynasty (581-618) and the mountain was soon became famous.

The Thousand-Buddha Temple is located at half way of the mountain, leaning against the cliff on the south and overlooking the Jinan City on the north. The temple consist of Daxiong Hall, Kwan-yin Hall, the Lauging Buddha Hall and Duihua Kiosk distributed in the temple.

There are more than 130 Buddha statues left by Sui Dynasty (581-618) stick on the south side of the mountain.