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  2. Grand Buddha at Ling Shan - Wikipedia

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    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. The monument is 88 meters (289 ft) in total height, including 9 m lotus pedestal. [1] In 2008, a Five-signets Palace and a Hindu inspired Brahma Palace were built south ...

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  4. List of Buddhist architecture in China - Wikipedia

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    Jade Buddha Palace; Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Guanyin in Longxing Temple; Grand Buddha at Ling Shan; Guanyin Statue of Hainan; Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao; Guan Yin of the South Sea; Leshan Giant Buddha; Ming bronze sculpture of Mount Sumeru in Beijing; Maitreya Buddha at Bingling Temple; Rongxian Buddha; Spring Temple Buddha; Statue of Kun Iam ...

  5. Wuxi - Wikipedia

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    Grand Buddha at Ling Shan Jade Phenix Source of Wuxi City Emblem. The city lies in the southern Yangtze River delta on Lake Tai, which is the third largest freshwater lake in China, and a rich resource for tourism in the area with cruises.

  6. Chinese villagers paint 1,400-year-old Buddha statues to ...

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    HONG KONG — A set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues in southwest China was damaged by villagers who painted them with bright colors to “redeem a wish to the god,” officials said.. Located in ...

  7. Leshan Giant Buddha - Wikipedia

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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]

  8. List of tallest statues - Wikipedia

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    Grand Buddha at Ling Shan: Buddha Wuxi, Jiangsu China 1996 79 m (259 ft) 88 m (289 ft) 88 meters total height, including 9 m lotus pedestal. [17: Guanyin of Nanshan: Guanyin: Sanya, Hainan China 2005 78 m (256 ft)

  9. Jiangsu - Wikipedia

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    Wuxi is known for being the home of the world's tallest Buddha statue. In the north, Xuzhou is designated as one of China's "eminent historical cities". The official travel and tourism website for Jiangsu [61] was set up in 2008. Lion Garden in Suzhou; Grand Buddha at Ling Shan, Wuxi; Chaotian Palace; Qixia Temple; Tianning Temple Pagoda