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The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 樂山大佛) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty).It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan. [1]
Local Leshan scholars Jiaming Luo and Chunjing Zeng in a conference paper pointed out the profit driven nature of the park invited the question of whether a commercial entity "can become the mediator to revitalize the spirit of heritage". [3] Visitors pay a ticket price to enter the park separate from the entry price of the Leshan Giant Buddha. [2]
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a monumental 71-meter tall stone statue carved out of a cliff face during the 8th century, representing Maitreya Buddha. It is one of the largest and tallest stone Buddha statues in the world, notable for its intricate construction that included an internal drainage system to protect it from erosion.779
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;
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]
It is one of the largest Buddha statues in China and also in the world. The Grand Buddha at Ling Shan is a bronze Amitabha standing Buddha outdoor, weighing over 700 metric tons (690 long tons; 770 short tons). It was completed at the end of 1996.
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 ...
In 1996, the Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone-carved buddha in the world, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 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 ...