Introduction to the King Kong Hall: The main hall of the "King Kong Hall" (i.e. the middle hall of Chongqing Temple in the Ming Dynasty) has a mountain-style roof, brackets and cornices, carved beams and painted pillars. It has an exquisite structure and solemn momentum. The original four King Kong statues in the hall have disappeared. Only a bronze lotus base with a bronze Buddha and an iron chip cast in the third year of Hongwu (AD 1370) by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty still exists. The Buddha statue is 5.3 meters high, 2.7 meters wide, and weighs more than 20,000 kilograms. It stands on a lotus iron seat. It has a plump face, a slight smile, and clear folds. It holds a begging bowl with its left hand and raises its right hand lightly, as if waving to Chinese and foreign tourists.

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