Majestic Leshan Buddha (Tang Dynasty ) Due for Renovation

One of the UNESCO World heritage sites, the Leshan Buddha  stand as  an impressive statue dating back to 713A.D. since Tang Dynasty  when it was completed   

It is located at the confluence of Min River, East coast of Leshan City, and Dadu River, since it was built at Lingyun Mountain cliff, it is also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha.

The Leshan Giant Buddha was first built  since  Tang Dynasty (713), completed at 19th year of Zhenyuan, costing 90 years, by far has more than 1200 years of history. The Buddha statue has symmetrical postures, with   compassionate facial , full-length 71 meters, head height 14.7 meters, head width 10 meters, should width 8 meters, neck length 3 meters, ear length 6.7 meters, there are 1021 chignons on its head.

Contributed  by Laura Maya - Lehsan   Buddha  

Surrounding  the area  were some  ditches and caves,  which act as adrainage, cooling an ventilation system preventing the Giant Buddha from erosive weathering, making the Giant Buddha still standing at the bank of Qingyi River after thousands years of wind and frost.

It was understood  that  when  Leshan Giant Buddha was first built, there are also 13 layers of pavilions and towers above the Buddha, known as “Giant Buddha Pavillion”, providing a shelter  for the Giant Buddha, but  those  were destroyed somewhere  at the end of Ming Dynasty due to war conflict .  Tourist  can feel the aura of  culture  as they make their  way up to the statue's head, but along the way you are able to see a beautiful Buddhist temple and square.    

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On December 6th, 1996, Leshan Giant Buddha was approved by the UNESCO as the Heritage of World Culture and Nature and was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List. The comment of the Committee of World Heritage was as follows: "During the first century A. D., Mount Emei in Sichuan province became one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century. At 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world."

Tang,s legacy in China  has  lives on even  after   ten centuries later, particularly in architecture and art forms. Tang influence can be seen throughout China and also in Japan and Korea .Around Xi'an, the site of Chang'an, there are fabulous treasures from both Tang and other eras. Indeed, the western region of China is blessed with a cradle historical  wonders, both man-made and natural. To name  a few  famous  sites ,  the Shaolin Temple has become famed worldwide for its energetic martial art ,Shaolin is within easy reach of Xi'an. Another Close to Xian itself is Mount Huashan, one of five famous mountains in China, which boasts a series of strikingly-shaped peaks. The many museums in the region have fascinating displays which trace China's long and illustrious history,the Famensi is another  famous  pilgrimage  temple for  Buddhist . 

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Finally  the  Terracotta  Museum , Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of  armies and warrior  sculptures ,it is near to  Xian , but not related to Tang  dynasty .

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It   was an unusual night but  the night  sky   was very bright  as lightning  glazed  across with strong   wind and  brightened  up
the sky  that  brought on the  heavy  rainstom . This happened  at 1:57am on 4 August 1981 which led to the dramatic collapse  of the Famen Temple, a 13-storey pagoda in Shaanxi province, China.

As if it was  an indication from  an unknown divine power , the Pagoda starts to crack with one of its side slides down  with  half of the pagoda
standing , the pagoda was in vain  trying to highlight to  the world  of its refusal  to fall, with its clear intention  to protect  its underground crypt below .
This incident   caught  and  drew universal attention around the world  when  news broke out the following day.

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Like a tale straight out from a fantasy  story , a sealed and forgotten underground  palace  was discovered after the pagoda on top of it finally  totally collapsed.
Inside the crypt , one chamber led to another, revealing hidden treasures that had not been seen for more than 1,000 years.
it resulted in the discovery of forgotten treasure dating from the Tang dynasty and  beyond .

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Over the centuries, the idea of such a palace existing within the temple grounds turned into myth. Many had beleived  buddhist veneration
ritual did took place at the temple before ,but subject of  hidden treasure has been  common  folk's rumours, and temple performing   rituals  were  common in those days  especially before  the suppressive political movements,  but since no one could find it, the story was discounted.

Even  when it was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty at the same location, it was never found then ,  as archaeologist found a differentbase  foundation has been built over  the  original base . Therefore there was  No record of the  Underground palace mentioned or ever   written in any  historical document thereafter.