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One Day Tour of Leshan Giant Buddha----part one
Leshan Giant Buddha, a stone statue of 71m height, is carved out of a cliff face that lies
at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in
China, near the city of Leshan. According to
records, the carving of this giant Buddha was begun 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), with a total of 90 years. It is now the largest stone-carved Buddha] in the world.
This is my one-day tour
experience in Leshan Giant Buddha spot.

Before we visited the great work, our guide gave us
a brief introduction that the solemn[url=http://www.achinatravel.com/travel-guide/features-
chinese-buddhism.asp] Buddha[/url is 71 meters high and its head itself is 14.7 meters high.
Its ear is 6.2 meters long, eye 3.3 meters wide, and shoulder 34 meters wide. Its middle
finger is 8.3 meters long and the smallest toenail is large enough to
accommodate a seated person. Taller
by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, Leshan Giant Buddha was added to the
World Natural and Cultural Heritage List. The stone sculpture faces the Holy peak
Mountain
of E¡¯mei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. The statue depicts a seated Buddha
with his hands resting on his knees, his head reaching the hilltop and his feet the river,
occupying the entire hillside. There is a local saying: " The mountain is a Buddha and the
Buddha is a mountain".
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One Day Tour of Leshan Giant Buddha----part two
It was a monk called Hai Tong who initiated the project. Master Haitong, a Buddhist abbot of
the Lingyun Monastery, raised the necessary funds and commenced the construction of the
Giant Buddha in order to subdue the waters and save lives. After 20 years' begging alms, he
finally accumulated enough money for the plan. When some local government officials had
designs on tempting this amount of money, Hai Tong said that they could get his eyeball but
not the money raised for the Buddha. After Hai Tong dug out his eyeball, these officials ran
away scared. The project was half done when Hai Tong passed away, and two of his disciples
continued the work. After a total of 90 years' hard work, the project was finally completed.
I was totally moved by the story.
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