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The onetime "protecting umbrella" - Giant Buddha Pavilion

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Early Qing dynasty

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There was originally a seven-storey pavilion built on the top of the Giant Buddha, which was then called Giant Buddha Pavilion. The pavilion was destroyed later in the war at the last years of the Ming Dynasty. Now on the cliffs on both sides of the Buddha there are still scores of holes, which were used to place beams and columns for the construction of the pavilion. Without the protection of the Giant Buddha Pavilion, the Giant Buddha we see today might have just been a pile of stones.

Giant Buddha of Leshan

Leshan Giant Buddha is a Buddhist stone statue carved in China's Tang Dynasty. It was carved out of a cliff located at Mount Xiluan, Lingyun Mountain at the south bank of the Min River of Leshan City,Sichuan Province, facing the west and against Leshan City across the river.

The origin of Leshan Giant Buddha

The origin of Leshan Giant Buddha

Many boats had capsized because of the rapid torrents of the river at the foot of Lingyun Mountain.
Lingyun Mountain

Lingyun Mountain

As early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Lingyun Mountain where the Buddha is located had been a famous scenic spot and Buddhist resort.
Lingyun Temple

Lingyun Temple

At the right back of the giant Buddha's head stands the Lingyun Temple, from which the details on the giant Buddha's head can be observed.
Plank Road on the Cliffs of the Lingyun Mountain

Plank Road on the Cliffs of the Lingyun Mountain

Along the cliff on the right flank of the Giant Buddha is a 300-odd-meter nine-turn plank road, paved with 217 steps that range from a maximum width of 1.45 meters to a minimum width of 0.6 meters.