Post Congress Tour - Day 4| Kenting -> Snorkeling + Banana ship + Yacht or playing water at Nanwan -> Fokuangshan (Light of Buddha Mountain)
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Snorkeling + Banana ship +
Yacht It is
the activity of planting recreation of enjoyment to
snorkeling, under the safety equipment of the life vest,
it is a kind of very safe water activity. You can learn
it verywell even if you can¡¦t swim. To feel free to
enjoy the baptism of the sea, and to enjoy the sight of
the colorful sea floor. Banana ship have specialized
coaches drive motor boat dragging the passengers sitting
on the bananaship. The bananaship has a momentum to dash
forward and to rise and fall with the waves. And it will
make a great gyration to let the bananaship turn over.
It¡¦s very excitng. If you are tired, you can sit at the
yacht taking a rest and enyoj the speed of the yacht.
Fokuangshan (Light of Buddha Mountain)
At the north-east of Tashu village in Kaohsiung county on the left bank of the Kaoping river, a famous tourist destination is located. Here you will find the Buddhist center of South Taiwan, established my Master Hsing Yun and his disciples. The architecture of the temples is very characteristic, and at the southeastern side of Fokuang Mountain the most prominent landmark of the region is found: a huge golden statue of Buddha Amitaabha which measures some 120 meters. The main square is surrounded by 480 standing Buddha's, while water and mountains form the magnificent scenery. The main structures consist of four temples, namely the Tahsiungpao, the Tapei , the Tachih and the Dashu shrines. The Tahsiungpao shrine covers a large area and is the most imposing of all four shrines. The main god of worship here is Sakyamuni, while statues of Amitaabha is placed on the left and right sides. More than 10,000 Kuanyin statues surround the temple. Buddha statues and lanterns of light rest in the 14,800 holes in the walls of the four shrines. The site counts more than a thousand buddha statues, large and small.
