The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet. It is the largest stone Buddha in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world.

The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

This superb adventure in remote China combines the experience of real Tibetan culture with a spectacular trek through the beautiful valleys of Riwoche and Moxi to the Monastery below the ice-fluted shark's fin of Minya Konka (7556m), the world's third highest peak outside the Himalaya. Situated on the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Minya Konka is also one of the most sacred mountains to Tibetan Buddhists, equal in status to Mount Kailas in Western Tibet. Impressive mountain panoramas and austere glaciers, babbling brooks and river torrents, azure blue lakes, enchanting mixed woodland, grazing yaks and their nomadic herders, chortens, mani walls, prayer flags and elaborately decorated Gompas can all be found here.

Our week long trek begins just south of Kangding. the 'Gateway to Tibet'. We make a steady ascent of the Riwoche valley with its soaring cliffs and fast river torrents. At the head of this valley we enter a high grazing area where we will encounter the temporary settlements of the nomadic yak herders. Climbing to cross the 4900 metre Bhuchu La, we then descend the beautiful Moxi valley eventually entering forests of rhododendron, juniper, birch and oak which in October become a riot of Autumnal colours. We stay overnight in the Konka monastery and the climax of our trek is the climb to the ridge above for unrivalled views of Minya Konka and the Daxue range of 6000-metre snowy peaks. Although Minya Konka is the undoubted centre-piece of this great trekking holiday to a little visited mountain region of Sichuan, there is much more to the holiday than this, admittedly, superbly photogenic mountain.

If you want to see real Tibetan culture, this is where you should come. This holiday will give you an insight into the rural life of the Kham region and also of the Minyak people who are an ethnic group distinct again from their Khampa neighbours. Combined with a fascinating journey through Sichuan province, with its many spectacular monasteries, gigantic 'hill paintings' and the great Mani Pile of Tagong, and sightseeing in the city of Chengdu, including the Pandas at the world famous breeding centre. This is a world class trekking holiday and also a real adventure and travel experience in an area visited by very few Westerners.

Leshan, literally means happy mountain, is a prefecture-level city located in the middle of Sichuan Basin,and 120 km away south to Chengdu.
Leshan is listed as the National Historical and Cultural City. It’s one of the 4 places in China Buddhists must visit,due to its 2000 years old Buddhism Culture.
The world known Leshan Giant Buddha is by the west bank of the Dadu River, the 97 meters tall Buddha is considered as the Biggest sitting Buddha in the world. And was declared as the World Cultural and Natural Heritage by UNESCO in 1996.
25 km away east to Leshan City, lies the sacred Buddist Mountain Emei, which is also a World Cultural and Natural site by UNESCO. At the Golden Summit of the Emei with an altitude of 3099 meters, it’s amazing place to enjoy the sunrise from the clouds sea. The mountain is dotted with hunderds of Buddhism Monasteries all the way from the mountain base to the summit.
The food in Leshan is definitely something you should not miss, Tianpiya(sweet skin duck), Doufunao(sofe tofu drink), street barbecue,spicy hot pot  can not be more delicious.

Oriental Buddha Park is located in the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic mountain peaks, the Department of antique statue Buddha theme park, collection of religious art, sculpture, garden art as a whole, is the Leshan Giant Buddha tourist attractions Buddha culture extension, is the main part of the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic spot.

Jiayang Steam Train is in Qianwei County, it is from Bagou Town to Huangcunjing of Bazhou Town. the starting point is about 40km from Shizhong District of Leshan city and 18km away from Qianwei County. it is the sois the sole narrow gauge steam train that is still in operation in the world . 

Leshan Museum of Cliff Tombs of the Han Dynasty is located at Mahao Cliff Tomb. Maohao Cliff Tomb Museum is a large multi-room tomb excavated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. A Buddha relief in lotus position c arved on the Cliff Tomb Door numbered Mahao No.1 is 37cm high. it is one of the earliest stone carved status of Buddhism in China and also the specific relection of the fusion of Han culture and the Buddhist culture in the earlier period of India . 

do you want to see how tea grow ? 

on the way from Chengdu to Leshan highway, there is  a service station called Tenfu tea service station. where you go up to the hills , you will see the tea plantation . 

there are two seasons usually for tea harvest every year in this area: spring and autumn . 

in spring, you can come here for the tea harvest (or tea picking ) experence . they will provide you cute basket which you will put the tea bud into it . 

Located just a short bus or train ride from Chengdu, Leshan is home to the world’s tallest stone Buddha in the world and the largest pre-modern statue in the world.

Like something out of ancient fiction, this towering (71 metre) representation of Maitreya sits solemnly on the banks of the Qingyi River. With its proximity to Chengdu’s panda centre, it’s a perfect day trip. In fact, there are many Chengdu tours that combine the two!

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If you say, Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai are the symbolic major picture of China, I would say, walk a few more steps please, because you will find each city of China is unique, just like Leshan city, where is known as the giant Buddha.

It's not a developed city, instead, small, quite and peaceful is the perfect description of it. One thing you know about China when you stay here longer is how crowded it is, so it's quite lucky to find somewhere so comfortable and relax.

Another reason I love there is, it's my hometown, everything for me is familiar and comfortable, I can understand almost everything just take a glance of it, I love the field brought me my life, like mother.

The pictures I'm showing mostly are about the giant Buddha which took about 90 years to finish back in the Tang Dynasty the year AD 713. MIn river, Qingyi river and Dadu river gather together here, so it often caused many natural disaster in the old times, boats were flipped, people were killed, crops were destroyed. In order to stop the tragedy, a famous Zen Master decided to build this giant Buddha to create the peaceful atmosphere and stop it. Which is now what we can see, the splendid project sitting by the river and watching over all his people, somehow, it works.

Most of the attraction is the heritage of Buddha culture back to when it brought by Indian people, in the blooming times of ancient China, so all the characters are quite different than most of them we see today.

They are preserved in great conditions, if you are tried of all the rush and push in the big cities, this would be a good place for a change, enjoy your future  trip, guys!

Leshan Dengqiang restarrant is right located at the port where you take the boat tour to see the giant Buddha, some people don't want or they cannot walk so much to the mountain, so they would like to take the boat  to the foot of the Giant Buddha . the restaurant is famous for Doufu, the river fish from the Min River.