Advertising slogan describing Leshan Giant Buddha

1. If you have many opportunities to travel, please go to Leshan Giant Buddha; if you only have one opportunity to travel, then you must go to Leshan Giant Buddha.

2. The Buddha is a mountain, and the mountain is a Buddha.

3. The Buddha traveled in the Minjiang River, and auspiciousness shrouded all directions.

Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is located on the side of Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Nanmin River in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, near the confluence of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River. The Big Buddha is a seated Maitreya Buddha with a height of 71 meters. It is the largest cliff-carved stone statue in China.

The Leshan Giant Buddha was excavated in the first year of Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (713) and completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803), which took about ninety years.

The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, which consists of Lingyun Mountain, Wuyou Mountain, Giant Reclining Buddha and other scenic spots, is a national 5A tourist attraction.