The Gangu Daxiangshan Buddha is the highest in the country in terms of relative height

Gangu Daxiangshan is located on Wenqi Mountain at the western end of the Qinling Mountains, which is a typical Danxia landform. From the foot of the mountain to the top, it is 1.5 kilometers long and is one of the important cultural relics that integrate the ancient Grottoes and ancient buildings in the southeastern part of Gansu on the ancient Silk Road. Entering the scenic area, the first thing you see is the Daxiangshan archway. After the archway, there is a stele of 'Xihuang's hometown'. It turns out that Fuxi was born here. Going up the steps, there is the Jiangwei Temple first. The couplet on the door says, 'The ambition is in the Central Plains and the life is exhausted, the Shenlou Xiangshan will shine for thousands of years', which fully shows Jiangwei's dedication to the cause of Shu Han. Next is the Wenchang Pavilion, the combination of the inner and outer pavilions is exquisite, and it is the only hexagonal building with double eaves on the whole mountain. Then there is the Luban Temple, with a unique Bagua lotus flower caisson roof, without a nail or a rivet, fully demonstrating the wisdom of the carpenters. Inside the temple is a statue of Luban. On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, it is Luban's birthday. On this day, the masters of the construction industry will lead their apprentices to drink industry wine here, indicating that there are successors to the ancestor Luban. Next to the temple, you can overlook the whole view of Gangu County. Continuing upwards, there is the God of Wealth Temple, also known as the Guan Saint Temple. Inside the temple is a statue of Guan Gong, stroking his beard with his right hand and holding the 'Spring and Autumn' in his left hand, meaning 'Guan Gong reads the Spring and Autumn at night, with a broad vision'. Walking a short flat road forward, you come to the Great Buddha Temple. The Great Buddha Temple is located in a cliff cave with a relative height of 200 meters at an altitude of 1516 meters. Inside the cave is a Tang Dynasty Buddha carved from the mountain, with a mud statue in the stone womb. The Buddha is 23.3 meters high and 9.5 meters wide. This Buddha is the only Tang Dynasty Buddha in the Wei River Basin, and the only one in the Longdong Grottoes. It is also the highest of the same kind of Buddha carved relative to the ground in the country. After the Great Buddha Temple, there are Baiyun Pavilion, Wuji Palace, Maitreya Temple, Queen Mother Palace, and Tianye Temple, etc. I didn't look carefully and started to go down the mountain. The downhill road is basically a slope, which is relatively easy and good for knee protection. Halfway down the mountain is Yongming Temple. The layout is arranged along the central axis in order, including the mountain gate, the Heavenly King Hall, the dining hall, the guest hall, the bell tower, the drum tower, the Thirteen Ancestor Hall, the Jialan Hall, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and the Sutra Pavilion. Because I was a little tired, I just took a quick look. Next to the exit of Yongming Temple is Yongming Nunnery, which is not open. Continue to go down the mountain and leave the scenic area, which takes about an hour and a half in total.