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The Leshan Giant Buddha is located at Lingyun Mountain’s Qifeng Peak.Qifeng Peak is located at the junction of the Minjiang River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. [4]Other than the Leshan Giant Buddha, the Danxia Landform also contains abundant history and cultural connotations, such as cliff tombs and cliff dwellings.
Wuyou Temple (simplified Chinese: 乌尤寺; traditional Chinese: 烏尤寺; pinyin: Wūyóu Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Mount Wuyou, in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. [1]
Next to the Leshan Giant Buddha is the Oriental Buddha Park, a privately run cultural theme park, featuring thousands of reproductions of Buddha statues and Buddhist themed carvings. Mount Emei is located within the county-level city of Emeishan , which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Leshan.
The World Heritage Site (WHS) No. 779, Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, includes: WHS No. 779-001: Mount Emei Scenic Area;
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The Leshan Giant Buddha, built during the latter half of the Tang dynasty (618–907). Sichuan came under the firm control of a Chinese central government during the Sui dynasty, but it was during the subsequent Tang dynasty that Sichuan regained its previous political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han.
Completed in 803 CE, the Leshan Giant Buddha is a large statue carved into the rock at the confluence of the Dadu and Min Rivers. The Buddha is a popular tourist attraction today. The Kangding Louding earthquake of 1786 caused a landslide dam on the Dadu. Nine days later, on June 10, 1786, the dam broke and the resulting flood extended 1,400 ...
Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Sichuan; Rongxian Giant Buddha in Rongxian, Sichuan; Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, in Wuxi, Jiangsu; Tian Tan Buddha, or "Big Buddha", Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, Hong Kong; Spring Temple Buddha, Lushan County, Henan