The Leshan Giant Buddha in the province of Sichuan — the largest Buddha statue in the world — was partly submerged by ongoing floods in Southern China last week, reports Smithsonian Magazine.

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Flooding Endangers World’s Largest Buddha Statue Rising waters in China dampened the toes of the Leshan Giant Buddha for the first time since 1949 ...

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 23, 2022 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers which saw the decrease of ...

The flooding was also threatening the Leshan Giant Buddha, a 1,200-year-old UNESCO world heritage site. The 233-foot-tall stone statue is carved into a cliff in Leshan Mountain, overlooking three ...

A few years back, the Leshan Giant Buddha started to weep. Or so some locals imagined when black streaks appeared on the rose-colored cheeks of the towering 7th-century figure, hewn from sandstone ...

Leshan -- Home of World's Largest Stone Buddha Statue The city of Leshan, 167 kilometers from Chengdu, is located at the confluence of three rivers -- the Minjaing, Qingyijiang, and Dadu.

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Amongst those treasures there are over 70 waterfalls, weird and wonderfully sculpted stones and tree trunks, impressive caves and an abundance of animal life. It is even home to the Giant Panda.

Dinosaur footprints dating back 100 million years have been discovered in southwestern China after a sharp-eyed diner spotted them in a restaurant’s outdoor courtyard.