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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]
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
Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu plains. Mount Qingcheng was the birthplace of Taoism, which is celebrated in a series of ancient temples. [83] Sichuan: Leshan: Mount Emei: 2007
Chengdu College of Arts and Sciences (成都文理学院, Chengdu) Sichuan University of Culture and Arts (四川文化艺术学院, Mianyang ) Sichuan Institute of Industrial Science and technology (四川工业科技学院, Deyang )
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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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]
Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (China) Author: Karalyn Monteil: Headline: Paysage panoramique du mont Emei, incluant le paysage panoramique du grand Bouddha de Leshan (Chine) Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 dpi: Software used: DiMAGE Xg Ver1.01: File change date and time: 09:30, 30 April ...