There are 463 steps. It is 38.66 meters high and weighs 380 tons. It is cast from tin bronze. It consists of 232 Buddha statues, 65,438+008 lotus petals, 302 bun and 642 tin bronze castings. It is a rare bronze statue of Sakyamuni in the world, and it can be called the first bronze statue in the world.

The Buddhist country holds great events and welcomes guests in the holy land.

On April 18, 2009, the fifth anniversary celebration of Nanshan Giant Buddha and the fifth Nanshan Spring Temple Fair were held in Nanshan Giant Buddha Square. President of Shandong Buddhist Association, honorary president of Yantai Buddhist Association, abbot wise of Nanshan Temple, Zhao, deputy director of Yantai Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau, and chairman of Nanshan Group attended the ceremony. Master Zhenlong of Nanshan Temple Prison presided over the celebration. Nearly 70,000 guests and tourists from all over the world attended the ceremony.

On that day, the sun was shining and the wind was beautiful. At 9: 00 a.m./kloc-0: 8 a.m., with the melodious music of Song of Three Treasures, President Song Zuowen announced the start of the ceremony. Suddenly, the salute in the Giant Buddha Square rang, ribbons danced and the atmosphere was warm. Zhao, deputy director of Yantai Municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, gave a congratulatory message. He said that five years is a moment in the long river of history, but these five years are extraordinary five years for Nanshan Temple and five years for Yantai Buddhism to flourish.

Nanshan Temple strictly abides by the religious policies and regulations of the party and the state, improves internal management and regulates religious activities, which provides a good belief environment for the four disciples of Yantai and injects vitality into the development of Buddhism in Yantai. Especially since Master Mingzhe was invited as the abbot of the temple and the Huayan World was opened, Nanshan Temple has changed from a simple place for religious activities to a place for developing Buddhist culture, which has further played a positive role in building a harmonious socialist society. He hoped that the Nanshan Temple Management Committee would live up to expectations, do a good job in all aspects and make due contributions to the promotion of people's hearts, religions, social harmony and world peace. Speech by Elder Mingzhe, the abbot of Nanshan Temple.