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| − | Construction | + | Construction began in A.D. [[713]], near the Chinese city of Leshan, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. The statue is 71 metres tall and represents a seated Maitreya Buddha; it was begun by a monk named Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.<p> |
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| − | <font size=" | + | <font size="1">Image courtesy of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrioux/187231773/in/set-72157594195528681/ Patrick Rioux] (© 2006), used with permission.</font> |
Latest revision as of 04:29, 17 February 2007
Construction began in A.D. 713, near the Chinese city of Leshan, at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. The statue is 71 metres tall and represents a seated Maitreya Buddha; it was begun by a monk named Haitong during the Tang Dynasty.
Image courtesy of Patrick Rioux (© 2006), used with permission.
