7 Days Inn (Chengdu Xiaotianzhu)

Big Buddha and a holy mountain.

by budapest8

Leshan Buddha

Brief Description

The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century
A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei.
The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number.
The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th
century and looking down on the confluence of three rivers.
At 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world.
Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally diverse vegetation, ranging from
subtropical to subalpine pine forests. Some of the trees there are more than
1,000 years old.

The Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan Province, China was begun in 713,
during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and completed in the 19th year of Emperor Dezong
(803 AD). At 71 meters (220 feet), it is the largest stone sculpture of Buddha in the world.
It sits at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers.

The statue is in the UNESCO inventory, listed in 1996 as a World Cultural and Natural
Heritage Site. It is currently being refurbished and the Chinese government has taken
steps to minimize the environmental impact on the statue. The World Bank has offered
US$8 million in interest-free loans for the maintenance and protection of the Buddha.

The Buddha was originally covered by a wooden structure,
but has been exposed to the weather since the building
The statue is of Maitreyanot, a disciple of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism.

Sichuan Provincial Museum

by xiquinho

The region's principal museum, this extensive institution houses more than 1,800 artifacts in two distinct categories. On the first floor, displays cover regional history from the Bronze Age to 1949. The second floor concentrates on the revolutionary history of China in the last 150 years.

Chengdu - Laidback yet Modern

by eden03

"Chengdu"

Chengdu is located in the Sichuan Province of China. Southwest China. Here is one of the streets in Chengdu with many Tibetan souvenirs.
Chengdu is a modern city but has managed to keep its laidback feel at the same time.

"Bicycles Everywhere!!"

"Beautiful Artwork"

This artist was very interesting and talented. He drew amazing pictures, paintings and carved stamps, among other things. Here he is carving my name into a stone block to create my own custom made stamp. Such detail, how can he write so small???