Mount Emei - Leshan Giant Buddha, China - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Mount Emei - Leshan Giant Buddha, China

Weather: Rain showers early with overcast skies later, 71/83F.

Route: From Dazu Rock Carvings 248 km west on S66.

Significance: There are many Buddhist sites in the Mount Emei scenic area - the first was built in the 1st century AD. The most famous site is the largest Buddha in the world - a 71m high Buddha carved into a rock face beside a river. It was carved in the 9th century and took 90 years to create.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Leshan Giant Buddha (from whc.unesco.org)

Wanfoding (from whc.unesco.org)