Exiting the Hu Gong Temple and climbing the stone steps around the rock leads to the Maitreya Temple. In the main hall of the temple stands a 7.5-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha with a waist circumference of 7.3 meters, carved directly from a massive rock.
On both sides in front of the main hall, there are also two Myanmar jade Buddhas. These jade Buddhas were originally gifted by the Buddhist community of Myanmar to the Fahua Temple in Yueqing. Upon learning that Dishuiyan boasts beautiful scenery and significant cultural heritage, the abbot of Fahua Temple transferred them here. The jade Buddha statues have fine, smooth textures resembling glass, gleaming all over, and are considered masterpieces of carving art.
Exiting the Maitreya Temple and climbing about 20 meters up the southern giant rock leads to the Lecture Pavilion, built in memory of the Yuan Dynasty scholar Shi Yizhui who gave lectures here.
Passing through the Lecture Pavilion, just a few steps away lies the Scenic Viewing Pavilion, an ideal spot to admire the view.
Continuing to climb for several dozen more meters, visitors will reach the summit of Dishuiyan. Here, a newly built seven-story pagoda is particularly eye-catching. Visitors can spiral up the stone steps inside the pagoda, where they can admire the stone lions, stone dragons, and the thousand Buddha statues on the inner walls. Additionally, with each floor ascended, visitors can walk around the outer corridor to enjoy the views of the mountains below. Upon reaching the top of the pagoda, the new look of Suxi can be fully taken in.
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