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What is the world's largest ancient stone statue of stone?

What is the world's largest ancient stone statue of stone?

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Qingyuan Mountain Laojun statue - China's largest existing Taoist stone Leshan Giant Buddha 14.7 meters high, 10 meters wide, is the world's largest stone statue of stone
The world's largest stone statue of stone Stone carving, high 71 meters, the first year of the reign of the Tang Dynasty (AD 713) began construction, Zhen Yuan nineteen years (AD 803) completed, which lasted 90 years, is located in Leshan City, Sichuan Province Lingyun Mountain. The Leshan Buddha Buddha body up to 71 meters, including 14.7 meters high head, ear 7 meters long, 3.3 meters long eyes, feet 8.5 meters wide, is the world's largest stone statue of stone. The Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty's 280 years of history, has always been an important pillar of the ideological field. Productivity and the development of science and technology, for the development of Buddhist sculpture art provides a superior material conditions and technical basis. Tang Dynasty built the Buddha, not only a large number, but also large-scale, sophisticated technology, carving level is amazing. One of the tallest one is the Leshan Buddha in Sichuan. Buddha is Maitreya statue, by the Guizhou monk Haitong monks first fund-raising construction, Haitong passed away, Sichuan Jiedushi Wei Gao continued to build him to complete. The Leshan Giant Buddha is directly in the Lingyun Mountain cliff on the cut, in Minjiang, Tsing Yi and Dadu River intersection of the Department. Big Buddha sitting east and west, face the river and sit, "the mountain is a Buddha, the Buddha is a mountain." His face kind and kind, eyes half open half, demeanor Enron, his hands on his lap, sitting on the side of the mountain. Buddha modeling steady and generous, moderate proportion, a strong sense of volume. He was originally painted, but also covered with 60 meters wide 7 layer 13 eaves castle. This pavilion in the Tang Dynasty called the Buddha Court, known as the days of the Song Dynasty Court, but the Yuan Dynasty unfortunately destroyed in the war, and then no reconstruction.

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