Leshan Grand Buddha
May 8th 2014 Geo: 29.5458, 103.774A 140km drive brought us to Leshan and its Tang Dynasty, 1,200 years old, 71m tall Buddha carved into a limestone outcrop. The largest sitting Buddha in the world and a UNESCO site. Like at the 1,000 Buddha temple in Laos, this Buddha overlooked the confluence of rivers; three in this case.Our guide, Oliver, chose well and our lunch was very good this time.Then a visit
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