Carved out of a cliff face, the Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan towers 71 meters (233ft) above the gushing Min and Dadu rivers, making it one of the largest stone statues of its kind in the world. Facing Mount Emei near Leshan City, it has a special drainage system to keep it intact during the rainy season. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. #Heritage #History #BRICS | China Plus Culture

Leshan Giant Buddha is carved out of a cliff at the confluence of the Min and Dadu rivers in southwest China's Sichuan Province. At a whopping 71 meters, it ranks as the biggest stone carving of Buddha in the world. #FunChina | China Plus Culture

Meet the 71-meter-tall Leshan Giant Buddha. Located in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the world's largest stone Buddha was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century with rivers flowing below its feet. | People's Daily, China

#AmazingChina: Check out Leshan Giant Buddha in SW China’s Sichuan, a masterpiece built in Tang Dynasty(618-907). It is the largest stone statue in the world and christened by UNESCO on the list of World Heritage sites. | People's Daily, China