Leshan Giant Buddha in China

December 1996 Emei - Leshan Giant Buddha by UNESCO Heritage Committee for inclusion in the "World Heritage List."
Leshan Giant Buddha Emei Mountain is located 31 km east of Leshan City, according to Gun Hill cliff Riverside Qixia chisel made from the peak, also known as Gun Buddha, seated Maitreya, is the most famous landscape Dongshan.
Leshan Giant Buddha excavated in the early years of Emperor Kaiyuan (AD 713). At that time, the Minjiang, Dadu, Tsing Yi Sanjiang this confluence, the water flow straight into the foot Lingyun, unstoppable, the more violent potential flood season, passing ships often touch the wall pieces. Seeing famous monk Haitong tipped very disturbed, so the Buddha initiated the idea build a river to slow the water potential of falling stones, two by Foli town water. Haitong raised 20 years, raised a sum of money was a bribe local officials to come to the sea through angrily: "Since the project can be cut out, rare Buddha Choi!" Then "self-Jue its head, and holding a tray cause of." After the death of Hai Tong, Wei Gao Jian Nan Chuanxi Jiedushi, collecting craftsmen continue to cut, the tax court also Zhaoci be funded salt Ma, lasted 90 years, Buddha was finally completed.
Buddha 71 meters high, is the world's tallest Buddha. Buddha head length 14.7 meters, the first 10 meters wide, shoulder width 24 meters, 7 meters long ears, two side by side within the ear, feet wide and 8.5 meters, can take hundreds of people, known as "Buddha is a mountain, the mountain is a Buddha "said