The Leshan Massive Buddha is the biggest rock Buddha statue in the Sichuan region of China, near the city of Leshan. The massive framework was first carved out of a high cliff where the Minjiang, Dadu, and Qingyi waterways meet during the Tang Empire (618-907AD) and is constantly on the stand high today, showing to be a tourist attraction for religious supporters and art lovers.
Despite the point that the sitting Maitreya Buddha continues to be included in the natural environment, hundreds of years since its initial construction, it has certainly endured down over the years. Actually, the large determine was initially ornamented with a thirteen-story, gold-plated, wood made framework intended to provide as a sort of housing from excessive varying climate conditions. It has since been damaged, making the 233-foot-tall Buddha to look after itself. It is now as much a part of the surroundings as the hill it is carved into. Residents even say,
"The mountain is a Buddha and the Buddha is a mountain."
