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 Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone sculpture of Buddha in the world, sits at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. According to records, the carving of this giant Buddha was begun in the in the first year of the reign of the Tang Emperor Tang Xuanzong (713 AD), and completed in the 19th year of Emperor Dezong (803 AD), a total of 90 years.
Taking the shape of a Maitreya [see note below] he is depicted barefooted with drooping ears and has his hair arranged in a spiral topknot. His chest is exposed and his hands rest on his knees. Carved from the side of the Lingyun Hill, with his head level with the cliff top, the gigantic stone sculpture faces Mt. Emeishan, with the rivers flowing below his feet.
Looking dignified and solemn, the Buddha measures 71 meters in height. His shoulders are 28 meters across. The head is 14.7 metes long and 10 meters broad with total 1021 buns of hair on it. The instep, which is 8.5 meters wide, can accommodate 100 people. The toe is large enough to accommodate a dinner table. Taller by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, Leshan Giant Buddha is therefore the tallest Buddha in the world and in 1996, it was added to the World Natural and Cultural Heritage List.
Total Height: 71 meters (about 233 feet)
Head: 14.7 meters long (about 48 feet)
Shoulder: 28 meters wide (about 92 feet)
Neck: 3 meters long (about 10 feet)
Ear: 7 meters long (about 23 feet)
Nose: 5.6 meters long (about 18 feet)
Eyebrow: 5.6 meters long (about 18 feet)
Eye: 3.3 meters long (about 11 feet)
Month: 3.3 meters (about 11 feet)
Middle Finger: 8.3 meters (about 27 feet)
422.1m
All Year Round
The average temperature( ℃) in each month of the year 2005.
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February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
-2 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
13 |
13 |
11 |
6 |
2 |
-2 |
The average rainfall (mm) in each month of the year 2005.
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February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
5 |
8 |
18 |
60 |
140 |
170 |
| July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
160 |
170 |
115 |
80 |
19 |
9 |
By Bus:
Take bus in Chengdu Xinnanmen bus station, it cost ... approximately. It takes ... hours to get here. In summer's rain season.
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