The Grand Buddha at Ling Shan（Chinese:灵山大佛；língshāndàfó) at more than 88 meters high, is a bronze Sakyamuni standing Buddha outdoor, weighing over 700 tons. It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China. The grand Buddha is made of tin and bronze, taking advantage of bronze's quality of erosion resistance. Its establishment is one of the biggest occasions in Chinese Buddhism field for about one hundred years. Another concern is the bronze's artistic value. Bronze material deriving from the essence of the classical art in the Stone Age, is an extremely splendid part of Chinese traditional culture itself.

The Grand Buddha and the famous Xiangfu temple nearby are the well-known scenic resorts in Wuxi. On the scenic spots, Wuxi always called a pearl near the Taihu Lake, while the Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is the brilliance on this pearl.