Leshan Giant Buddha
By caopaopao
@caopaopao (12395)
China
August 15, 2018 2:13am CST
This is Leshan Buddha I visited when I went to Sichuan province.
This giant Buddha is the sitting image of the Maitreya Buddha. Its height is 71 meters. It is the largest stone sculpture in China.
Can you see his feet in the picture? His foot is 8.5 meters wide. More than a hundred people can sit around on the feet.
Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya in sitting posture. In December, 1996, the location of the Buddha was included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage Sites.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
16 Aug 18
that is a very big Buddha. i wonder how many years was that curved in the mountain?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
17 Aug 18
@ridingbet The Leshan Buddha was completed in 803.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 Aug 18
@caopaopao really? if so, then what year was that erected? probably in 1880s or early 1900s?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
17 Aug 18
@caopaopao 90 years paid off well. It’s a beautiful masterpiece.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Aug 18
If you can walk to his foot and touch it, you will find it is really big. It's really amazing.
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@JudyEv (339548)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 18
@caopaopao I can see how small the people appear.
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@arunima25 (87770)
• Bangalore, India
15 Aug 18
It is an impressive piece of art...a huge Buddha with a giant feet.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Aug 18
@arunima25 It was carved in whole and took 90 years.
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This is a big work of art.
@shaggin (72116)
• United States
21 Aug 18
@caopaopao oh my gosh that's amazing. It might have had many different people working on it over those years then.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Aug 18
You're right. It will take a long time to go down from head to foot. Especially there are many people. There is one river in front of the Buddha.
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@rakski (122316)
• Philippines
16 Aug 18
@caopaopao It is a very awesome site to see but not for the old people I guess.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
15 Aug 18
You are very welcome to visit it, dear friend.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
16 Aug 18
You're welcome, my dear friend. I'm glad you like it.
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