Statue at the top of Emei Shan.

Leshan and Emei Shan

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April 24th 2006
We take a bus from Cheng Du to Leshan so we can visit 'Da Fo' which is the world's largest outdoor buddha - 71m high to be exact. He is carved out of the side of a mountain and is a popular destination for Chinese buddhists, as we discover upon arriving at the first viewing platform. There are hundreds of Chinese people havng their photo taken, pointing at the buddha, or doing the victory V sign a ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more