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<< Our Photo Pages >> Leshan Giant Buddha - Sculptured Stone in China

Submitted by XIII on Wednesday, 19 August 2020  Page Views: 6230

Multi-periodSite Name: Leshan Giant Buddha Alternative Name: Simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó
Country: China Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Leshan
Latitude: 29.547222N  Longitude: 103.769167E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha submitted by XIII : Site in Sichuan Province, China (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It was carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. It is the largest stone Buddha in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world.

The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

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Note: This giant Buddha statue in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s, more details in the comments on our page
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A giant statue of Buddha in China has its toes dampened by floodwater by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 19 August 2020
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A giant statue of Buddha in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s.

The 71m-tall statue, a Unesco heritage site, was carved out of a rockface near Chengdu in Sichuan province around the eighth century AD.

It is normally high above the waterline, but the area has been hit by the worst flooding in 70 years.

More than 100,000 people have had to be moved to safety.

The statue is a hugely popular attraction and often included in cruises along the nearby Yangtze river and Three Gorges.

State media said 180 tourists had be rescued from the site as waters rose.

More at the BBC - China record floods wet feet of Leshan Giant Buddha.
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