避暑胜地——灵岩观音山

Mt. Guanyin in Lingyan Crag——a Summer Resort

距成都55公里处,有一座与都江堰、三王庙毗邻的避暑胜地——灵岩观音山。此山不仅森林覆盖面达95％,山上气温比成都低6—8℃,而且有一座占地千余亩、被誉为“亚洲之最”的“百态观音”雕塑艺术城。因此,观音山又有三个美称,一曰:“中国的耶路撒冷”,因山间有罕见的“佛、道、儒”三家共处的古遗址;二曰“人间仙境”,是孙中山先生之子孙科来此避暑时手书的横匾;三曰“东方的维纳斯”,雕塑艺术城集中再现了中国历代和东南亚民间流传的观音艺术精品。去年8月初,我从成都市区乘车西行1小时。

Mt. Guanyin (Bodhiattva) in Lingyan Crag is 55 km from Chengdu and adjacent to the world-renowned Dujiangyan Irrigation System. On the mount, the area of forest cover accounts for 95%, air temperature is 6--8℃ lower than Chengdu area. There is a Hundred-Posed Guanyin Statues Art City on the mount, covering an area of some 1,000 mu, hence the name. It is a choice place for the summer holidays.