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Your personal driver picks you up in the hotel lobby with your name at 8:00 in the morning and arrives at Leshan Giant Buddha in about 2 hours. ... Read more ▼
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty), depicting Maitreya.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. 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 and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world. The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 1996. History Construction started in 713 AD, led by a Chinese monk named Hai Tong. He hoped that the Buddha would calm the turbulent waters that plagued the shipping vessels traveling down the river. When funding for the project was threatened, he is said to have gouged out his own eyes to show his piety and sincerity. After his death, however, the construction was stuck due to insufficient funding. About 70 years later, jiedushi Wei Gao decided to sponsor the project and the construction was completed by Hai Tong's disciples in 803. Apparently, the massive construction resulted in so much stone being removed from the cliff face and deposited into the river below that the currents were indeed altered by the statue, making the water safe for passing ships. A sophisticated drainage system was incorporated into the Leshan Giant Buddha when it was built. It is still in working order. It includes drainage pipes carved into various places on the body, to carry away the water after the rains so as to reduce weathering. When the Giant Buddha was carved, a huge thirteen story wood structure (similar to the one at the Rongxian Giant Buddha) was built to shelter it from rain and sunshine. This structure was destroyed and sacked by the Mongols during the wars at the end of the Yuan dynasty. From then on, the stone statue was exposed to the elements.
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Huanglongxi Ancient Town features its ancient culture of water culture, Buddhism culture, tea culture, ecologic farming culture integrated with colorful folklore culture, screen culture and cooking culture. For its rich natural landscape resources and humanistic and cultural tourism resources, it is famed as Historic & Cultural Town, the Hometown of Chinese Folk Art (Fire Dragon). And being a national film and television photography base, it is also called Film City and Chinese Hollywood. Besides, it was The Home of Tea and The Ancient Tea Horse Road in the ancient times on account of its long experience of growing tea. Huanglongxi Ancient town still keeps the planning style and layouts as it was in Qing Dynasty which is made up of 7 streets and 9 allies on which 76 Western Sichuan style houses are scattered. In Zheng Street, the main street stands three temples. In addition, there are 6 over 1000-year-old banyans in Huanglongxi Ancient Town which make a unique view different from other ancient town.
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Published on Dec, 2024
I enjoyed this trip very much! It’s great to see the Giant Buddha statue up close, followed by walking around the ancient village of Huanglongxi. I appreciate Shi Jianhua’s help in showing me around both places and recommending activities to do such as ear wax removal. I have also noticed he takes very good photos which is very helpful!
Great trip
Published on Nov, 2024
Great experience! Thanks to our awesome driver to make our day even better. Very helpful and kind. I would totally recommend it!
nice day from Chengdu
Published on Nov, 2024
our driver Huang ,was professional and organised,she supported us with all our needs. thank you for nice trip
Trip to Leshan Giant Buddha and Huanglongxi
Published on Nov, 2024
We enjoyed our trip to Leshan Buddha and Huanglongxi ancient town very much! The driver, Shi Jianhua was very friendly and helpful, and this made the whole trip very pleasant for us.
Comfortable ride to Leshan Buddha and Huanglongxi Ancient Town
Published on Sep, 2024
Leshan Buddha and Huanglongxi ancient town tour. The driver was very friendly and helpful and we enjoyed the trip to both these places.
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