It is also the site of the world's largest stone statue of Buddha. The Great Buddha at Leshan This colossal statue was carved on a cliff on Soaring to the Clouds Hill facing the three rivers.

2003 Report on the ICOMOS Expert Monitoring Mission to the Leshan Giant Buddha of Chengdu, April 2003 2000 Report on the ICOMOS/IUCN Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to Mount Emei Scenic Area, ...

China, Sichuan Province, Leshan: the largest Buddha in the world (built to protect fishermen in the Dadu river below) was begun in 713 AD by a Buddhist monk, and was completed 90 years after his ...