Mahjong in the park

Leshan Grand Buddha

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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 ... read more

Asia » China » Sichuan » Leshan

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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