乐山－ Leshan

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We went to Leshan on a side trip within our Chengdu trip to go and visit the biggest buddha in the world. We got to our hotel early in the evening. Leshan was refreshing because our hotel overlooked a small river. I didn't realize how much I missed moving, running, natural water until I saw that river.

In the morning, we went to visit 乐山大 (the big buddha). It was a short hike up from the entrance to the head of the buddha. Then we hiked down to its feet on a narrow staircase, and back up on another. It was a rather impressive buddha, with a foot taller than me and a 7 or 8 foot ear. The river in Leshan runs right in front of the buddha, which created a nice atmosphere. There isn't much more to say, but hopefully the pictures will provide an idea of how astronomically huge this buddha really was.

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