Lingshan Scenic Area, with its profound Buddhist cultural heritage and stunning Buddhist cultural landscapes, has become one of the significant showcases of China’s excellent traditional culture. The Lingshan Buddha stands majestically at 88 meters tall, representing the solemn and complete, peaceful and compassionate form of the open-air bronze sandalwood Buddha. The九龙灌浴 (Nine Dragon Bath) is a grand musical dynamic group sculpture performance, recreating the auspicious and splendid scene of the birth of the crown prince from Buddhist scriptures. The Lingshan Palace of Vairocana, as the permanent venue for the World Buddhist Forum, is a dazzling and awe-inspiring art palace, a pure and solemn spiritual home, and is also acclaimed as the ‘Louvre of the East’. The Wu Yin Tan City Cultural Center, displaying Tibetan Buddhism culture and the charm of Tibetan customs, is honored as the ‘Little Potala Palace of Jiangnan’. The Lingshan Retreat offers an experience of Zen aesthetics, with tranquility and harmony, endless charm, and closeness to nature, providing a Zen meditation experience, and the opportunity to practice Zen and realize the way with a peaceful mind. The Lingshan Vegetarian Restaurant, with its original Lingshan vegetarian series of dishes and the three unique Lingshan vegetarian dishes: vegetarian noodles, vegetarian buns, and fortune biscuits, allows visitors to taste the essence of vegetarian cuisine. The Lingshan Auspicious Praise is a large classic music event, offering an immersive 270-degree experience of sound, light, and live performances, depicting the historical story of ‘Siddhartha Gautama renouncing his princely status to become a monk, diligently practicing and ultimately realizing all kinds of wisdom, thus becoming Buddha’. Operating hours from May 1st to November 30th are from 07:00 to 17:30, with the Lingshan Palace opening at 09:00 to 18:00, the Lingshan Palace Treasure Gallery from 09:30 to 16:30, Wu Yin Tan City from 09:00 to 18:00, and the Endless Meaning Hall from 09:00 to 11:00 and 12:00 to 16:30. The Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall is open from 08:30 to 16:30. During daylight saving time, if temporary adjustments to operating hours are necessary due to holidays, Golden Weeks, or other special circumstances, notice will be given separately. Preferential policies include free admission for children under 6 years old or under 1.4 meters in height, free admission for seniors over 70 years old with valid identification, half-price for seniors aged 60 to 69 with valid identification, free admission for the disabled with valid identification, free admission for active-duty military personnel with valid identification, free admission for retired officials with valid identification, half-price for minors aged 6 to 18 with valid identification presented at the scenic area, half-price for full-time university undergraduate students and below with valid identification presented at the scenic area, half-price for teachers with over 30 years of teaching experience in Wuxi with valid identification, and free admission for veterans with ‘The People’s Republic of China Veteran’s Preference Card’ or ‘The People’s Republic of China Martyr, Military Personnel Died in the Line of Duty, or Sick Military Personnel’s Dependents Preference Card’ starting from April 10, 2023 (excluding the Auspicious Praise performance).
Free admission for certain groups only applies to the main entrance ticket. To watch the Auspicious Ode performance, a ticket costing 50 yuan per person is required. For those eligible for half-price tickets, a half-price ticket with a complimentary Auspicious Ode performance ticket is provided. The Auspicious Ode performance ticket needs to be reserved through the WeChat mini-program ‘Lingshan Scenic Area’ after entering the park on the same day. The number of tickets for each session is limited and reservations end when they are all taken. Each person can only watch the performance once. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Lingshan Scenic Area Parking Lot]. Reference price: 15 yuan/time. Address: At the entrance of Lingshan Scenic Area. Parking spaces: 2000. 15 yuan/time for small vehicles and 20 yuan/time for large vehicles. (During the Golden Week, parking fee is 30 yuan). WIFI: Account: lingshan-guest. Password: None. Coverage area: Some areas are covered. Luggage storage: Reference price: Free. Address: Tourist center. Scenic area interpretation: Renting points at the guide office/exit of Holiday Square/service counter of Brahma Palace/front desk of Buddhist Retreat. Transportation within the park: Reference price: 40 yuan/person. Address: 50 meters to the right inside the scenic area entrance. Unlimited rides. Stroller rental: Reference price: Deposit required. Address: Tourist center. Wheelchair rental: Reference price: Deposit required. Address: Tourist center. Toilets: Located in the tourist service center and marked. Mother and baby room: Address: At the scenic area gate tower/Wuyin Mandala/Brahma Palace. Disabled access: Facility details are subject to the notice boards in the scenic area. Catering: Wuguan Hall in Brahma Palace/vegetarian restaurant/Holiday Square/Lingshan Buddhist Retreat/Auspicious Food Collection/Rainbow Snack Bar/As You Wish Snack Bar/Mountain Side Snack Bar. Souvenir shops: Good Fortune As You Wish/Lucky Blessing Gift/Five Colors Blessing Gift/Flowers with Courtesy/Fu’an As You Wish/Good Fortune with Courtesy/Brahma Splendor with Courtesy.
