Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Hey, Buddha

Waxi is the host of the fourth great Buddha of China, the Eastern Buddha. Looming 270 feet high the 700-ton bronze statue is the main attraction of a Buddist theme park.
Four times a day the lotus flower opens and a baby Buddha rises up and orchestrates a vegas style water show that supposedly represents the story of Siddhartha set to music.
A replica Tibetan monastery allows you to experience prayer wheels and other replicas of artifacts hidden high in the Himalayas.