Chengdu >> Leshan Giant Buddha

	Attraction Typ: Historic Site
	Location: about 150 km from city
	Recommend: 4 Star
	Leshan Giant Buddha
	Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world and is featured in poetry, song and story.
Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 乐山大佛；pinyin: lèshāndàfó): Leshan Giant Buddha is the largest carved stone Buddha in the world and is featured in poetry, song and story. It is carved into the red sandstone face of Lingyun Hill overlooking the treacherous confluence of the Min, Kadu, and Qingyi rivers below. The enormous seated Maitreya Buddha is 71 meters (230-ft) high, and has three-meter-long (about 11 feet) fingers. The eight-meter-long (about 27 feet) instep is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 28-meter-wide (about 92 feet) shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground. Begun in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue took people more than 90 years to carve. During these years, thousands of workers had expended their efforts and wisdom on the project. The huge figure sits with his hands resting on his knees, his head reaching the hilltop and his feet the river, occupying the entire hillside. It has been listed as the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List.

Leshan Giant Buddha