| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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.jpg) Tourists viewing Leshan Giant Buddha from ship | |
| Location | Sichuan, China |
| Part of | Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area |
| Criteria | Cultural and Natural: (iv)(vi)(x) |
| Reference | 779 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Coordinates | 29°32′41″N 103°46′24″E / 29.54472°N 103.77333°E |
  Location of Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan  Leshan Giant Buddha (China) | |
| Leshan Giant Buddha | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 乐山大佛 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 樂山大佛 | ||||||||||
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The Leshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 樂山大佛) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty). It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan.[1] The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below its feet. It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world[2] and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. It is over 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) from the Wuyou Temple.[3]
The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
- ^ Rajarajan, R.K.K. (2020). "'Religious Art and Culture in 2019' Thousand Faces of the Buddha". Indian Journal of History of Science. 55 (2): 194–201.
- ^ "Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Wuyou Temple - exquisite Chinese Buddhist Temple in Leshan". 7 October 2020.