Fei Lai Feng (Peak Flown from Afar)

 

 

Some legends are told about the Peak Flown from Afar. In 1600 years ago, the Indian monk Huili came to Hangzhou and looked at the peak. He said to himself, "This peak is the Eagle Hill in India. How could it fly here ?"

 

Ji Gong (1130 - 1209), the legendary Buddhist master residing in the Lingyin Temple knows that it will be a hill flies and lands on the village near the temple very soon. He fears that the hill will destroy the whole village, so he tells people to evacuate. However, people always think that Ji Gong is joking all the time. They think this time his saying is no exception, so nobody listens to his warning. Ji Gong notices that the hill is coming, he hurriedly runs into a family, where the people hold a wedding ceremony. He takes the bride to the outside and runs. The villagers go out and chase him. At the same time, the wind is blowing very hard, and then people hear a loud bang. A hill lands in front of the Lingyin Temple and the whole village is buried below. After the disaster, people realize that Ji Gong have actually saved them from death.>

 

The Peak Flown from Afar is 168m above the sea level, because the erosion by groundwater, many marvelous caves formed in the mountain. The notable one is the Shexu Cave (the Gleam of the Sky), if looking at the roof of the cave at the proper time, you will see a beam of bright sunlight shining into. Exquisite Buddha statues that carved during the Song and Yuan Dynasties are in the grottos located at the cliff below the summit. The largest statue of the smiling Maitreya Buddha is the best-preserved one of its kind, it embodies the mastery of carving in the Song Dynasty.

 

Apart from the magnificent caves and grottos, the Peak Flown from Afar has a variety of odd stone figures, such as dragon, elephant and tiger. They are naturally shaped. Thus the place is like a zoo of stone carved animals. Ancient trees are all around the peak too.

 

A lot of treasures are waiting for you to find, you will have a happy trip here. The Peak Flown from Afar becomes one of the frequently visited attractions in Hangzhou . It is welcomed by tourists and Buddhist followers at home and abroad.