The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the ... The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the ...

including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area. On 14 April 2000, the Centre received the report requested by the Committee from the Ministry of Construction of the Government of China. The Ministry of ...

China, Sichuan Province, Leshan: the largest Buddha in the world (built to protect fishermen in the Dadu river below) was begun in 713 AD by a Buddhist monk, and was completed 90 years after his ...

and after consultations with the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China and ICOMOS, the World Heritage Centre proposed that the ICOMOS expert undertake a one-day monitoring mission to the ...