started in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue took people more than 90 years to carve, thousands of workers expended their efforts and wisdom on the project.
the biggest carved stone Buddha in the world, the Giant Buddha is featured in poetry, song and story.
It is 71 meters (about 233 feet) high, and has 8.3-meter-long (about 27 feet) fingers. The 9-meter-wide (about 30 feet) instep is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 24-meter-wide (about 79 feet) shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground.
It is 71 meters (about 233 feet) high, and has 8.3-meter-long (about 27 feet) fingers. The 9-meter-wide (about 30 feet) instep is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 24-meter-wide (about 79 feet) shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha
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