Leshan
Giant Buddha (China)
Built during the Tang Dynasty, the
Leshan Giant Buddha is 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 sculpture, which is seventy one
meters (about 230 hundred feet) tall dwarfs the tourists that flock to see it.
It is positioned so that it faces Mount Emei and stands at the meeting place of
three rivers. Although the Government of China has promised a restoration
program, the statue has suffered from the effects of pollution, particularly
over the last twenty years. Fortunately, the statue was not damaged in the
Sichuan earthquake of 2008.
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