Travel Blog Photos from Le Shan (36)
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... differences between this massive symbol of Buddhism and the remote monasteries we had visited just the day before on Emei Shan. On Emei, we watched monks sitting in straight-backed chairs reading holy texts in fading light in the middle ...
... . From Chengdu you take a bus (42 Yuan, one way) from the Xin Nan Gate Bus (tourist center) station along the river to Le Shan township. As you get off the bus in Le Shan take the number 13 bus for 2 Yuan to the Dafo precinct, (it is often there ...
A short distance from Chengdu lies the current biggest statue of Buddha in the world (the former one in Afganistan has been blown up). Carved out of the cliff face it is an awesome site. See pictures. Unbelievable!
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Help! Tour around china
Posted on Sep 3, 2008, 12:42:25
... no idea of how things are. If you chose to go there I have heard from other travellers that the giant Buddha statues at Emei Shan and Le Shan are well worth a visit. If Sichuan is too much of a mess, then go straight to Chongqing where you can board the ...
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Help! Tour around china
Posted on Oct 31, 2008, 05:04:08
I have heard from other travellers that the giant Buddha statues at Emei Shan and Le Shan are well worth a visit. If Sichuan is too much of a mess, then go straight to Chongqing where you can board the river boat taking you down the Yangtze. I do not know ...
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