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Leshan Big Buddha is located to the East of the mountain of Emeishan. River, Minjiang, Daduhe and Tinyicon merge in front of this giant.The Buddha sits in the mountain of Lianyungang. Say, before three rivers was turbulent flows and brought a lot of disasters. The monk Haitong temple Linyun decided to help people. In 713 he gathered many masters and began to cut down the Big Buddha.


The work was colossal and lasted for 90 years. To protect the statue from rain and snow, and above it built a 13-tiered wooden tower "Dosage". The highest in the world, the stone Buddha sits majestically at the cliff, watching three rivers at its foot. Its height is 71 meters, the height of the head — almost 15 meters, wingspan of the shoulders — almost 30 m, length of finger — 8 m, finger feet — 1.6 m, length of nose — 5.5 m, leg length — 11 m.


It is simply the "Buddha-mountain." During wars and rebellions Terem "Dosage" was ruthlessly destroyed. And for hundreds of years, the Big Buddha was under the open sky. He has changed beyond recognition. In 1962, the government of China has invested heavily in its restoration. And this 1200 year old Buddha regains its former appearance. Now he was among the important cultural values of China. Buddha statue in Leshan is recognized as a world heritage monument of UNESCO.




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