The Giant Stone Buddha sits in the Mt Emei, Leshan City in Sichuan Province. The city was called Liazhou in ancient times and id well-known cultural city with a history of about 3000 years and is noted in the world for the Gian Storn Buddha.
The Giant Stone Buddha wears a solemn expression. Thought weather beaten though ages, it still sits by the Min River. It is the largest moya stone statue existing in the world, which is acclaimed as “the mount is a Buddha and the Buddha is a month” The statue is 71 meter high, and more than 100 people can sit on the instep of the Buddha. Properly carved in accurate proportions, with smooth lines and imposing manner, the Giant Stone Buddha presents the magnanimous style of the culture of the high Tang Dynasty.