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| Leshan Giant Buddha
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The Great Buddha in Leshan is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province and on the Lingyun Mountain where Min River, Qingyi River and Dadu River meet. It has been the largest stone carved sitting Buddhist statue in the world so far. The Buddha is over 71 meters (230 feet) tall and is wide enough for more than 100 people to sit between its feet.A local saying says, 'The Mountain is a Buddha, the Buddha is a mountain'.
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