Baifoshan Sceneic Area

Baifo Mountain, formerly known as Weishan, is 370 meters above sea level. It is located in the north of Jiao Village, Dongping Town, Dongping County, Tai'an City, Shandong Province. It is famous for the grotto statues on the mountain. Although the mountain is not high, it is the first of the ten-mile long mountains. From north to south, it stretches for twelve miles, with dozens of large and small hills, connected by mountains and peaks. Baifo Mountain is the southern head, and it has been said since ancient times that "the mountain is amazing". Baifo Mountain is like a Maitreya Buddha sitting upright, laughing at the sky, majestic and generous, smiling to welcome guests from all directions and protect the land of Dongyuan. On the south side of the mountain top, there are two natural deep caves, "Black Cloud Cave" and "White Cloud Cave". Whenever the rainy weather comes in summer and autumn, the two caves spit out clouds like a cover, wrapping around the mountain, and it rains the next day. Therefore, there is a local agricultural proverb that "Baifo Mountain wears a hat, and the old man of the crops sleeps." From the top of the mountain to the south side of the mountainside, the mountain is steep, as if it was cut by a knife, and the green pines and cypresses shade the Buddhist gate. Here is the cave statue group. The Buddhist cave group includes the Big Buddha Cave, the Small Buddha Cave, the East Buddha Cave, the Tang Cave and the open-air statues. There are a total of 138 statues, all of which are finely carved and each has its own expression.