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Jinjiang District (Chinese: 锦江区; pinyin: Jǐnjiāng Qū) is a central urban district of Chengdu and the provincial seat of Sichuan, China. Jinjiang District is the geographical, economic, trade, cultural, and political center of Chengdu, Sichuan, and Southwestern China . [ 3 ]
This 71-meter (233-foot) statue, carved in the Lingyun Mountain, is the biggest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world (only the modern Great Buddha of Thailand, made of concrete, is taller). Leshan Giant Buddha’s hair is composed of 1,021 spiraled curls embedded in his head that measures 14.7 meters (48 feet) in height and 10 meters ...
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.
The City of Chengdu is the capital city of Sichuan Province and the most populous prefectural-level division in China. As of 2023, the City of Chengdu is administratively divided into 12 districts , 5 county-level cities , and 3 counties .
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]
Oriental Buddha Park is a cultural theme park in Leshan, China featuring reproductions of Buddhist statues and Buddhist themed carvings made from stone, rock, and other materials. [ 1 ] The park is adjacent to the Leshan Giant Buddha , a tall Buddha statue listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
The Thousand-Buddha Cliff (Chinese: 千 佛 崖; pinyin: Qiānfó Yá) is a historical site of mostly Tang dynasty rock carvings in central Shandong Province, China. Along a cliff face of 63 meters length, over 210 statues and 43 inscriptions have been reported. [1] Most of the statues were carved during 618–684. [1]
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 ...