Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is located on the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Nanmin River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, near the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River. The Big Buddha is a seated Maitreya Bud

Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is located on the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Nanmin River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, near the confluence of Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River. Big Buddha is a seated statue of Maitreya Buddha, with a height of 71 meters. It is the largest cliff-carved statue in China.

The Leshan Giant Buddha was excavated in the first year of Kaiyuan (713) of the Tang Dynasty and completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803), which took about ninety years.

Leshan Giant Buddha in the late Qing Dynasty. The Giant Buddha is covered with various plants, and the eyes and nose are only vaguely visible.

In 1914, the Leshan Giant Buddha began to change. You can see the scaffolding used to repair the Buddha's head and the top of the Buddha that has been cleaned. It is recorded in the literature: "In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), the monks of Lingyun Temple reinstalled the statue."

The Leshan Giant Buddha in 1925

The Leshan Giant Buddha in 1936

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Leshan Giant Buddha in 1938

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color photos of Leshan Giant Buddha published in the 10th issue of "People's Pictorial" in October 1962

The Leshan Giant Buddha in 1974

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The Leshan Giant Buddha in 1981

The Leshan Giant Buddha taken in 1982

Leshan Giant Buddha in 1993

Leshan Giant Buddha in 2015

Leshan Giant Buddha in 2020

Leshan Giant Buddha in 2022

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