big buddha toe

Leshan giant Buddha

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March 11th 2014
Geo: 29.5623, 103.764There is only one thing to see in Leshan and it is the Big Buddha or Dafo. We arrived late from Emei Shan (we had a late morning) so we just walked around town. Beryl finally found the socks she has been looking for for so long. Some facts about Dafo: it was carved in the cliff in order to appease the river that flows below. It dates back from the Tang dynasty (618–9 ... read more

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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