Dec 4, 2009 - Giant Buddha and I mean GIANT

Hi Everyone, So the solo portion of my trip is almost over where I get to meet the other volunteers tonight and start building houses tomorrow. I made my way by bus down to Leshan and saw a famous Buddha that was carved into the side of a cliff, the largest carved Buddha in world actually. ... org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha This guy was ginormous which isn't a word I like to use but appropriate here. ... And the pictures I took and attached to this entry really don't show how large it is.Hi Everyone, So the solo portion of my trip is almost over where I get to meet the other volunteers tonight and start building houses tomorrow. I made my way by bus down to Leshan and saw a famous Buddha that was carved into the side of a cliff, the largest carved Buddha in world actually. ... org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha This guy was ginormous which isn't a word I like to use but appropriate here. ... And the pictures I took and attached to this entry really don't show how large it is....

Sep 30, 2009 - Day 11: Chengdu - Leshan - Chengdu

The Giant Buddha (Da Fo) awaited us on our day trip to Leshan, and he certainly was big!! I'd seen lots of pictures of him before, but seeing him in real life was amazing - his hands and feet were incredible, and I couldn't stop looking at how huge his fingernails and toenails were - about the size of a person! Construction on this amazing sculpture began in 713AD, by a Buddhist monk called Haitong, and took 90 years for it to be completed. ... The Buddha statue is located in a huge park, so we then spent a couple of hours exploring the rest of the places - a little cave where the monk lived, lots of beautiful pagodas and teahouses, walked through a bush/rainforest area, looked in a couple of temples and in the burial caves, photographed a gorgeous bridge over one of the rivers, walked through an interesting fisherman's village and climbed lots of steps!! We got back from Leshan fairly late, so it was pretty much time for dinner. ... A group of us (the four Canadians, two other Australians Joanne and Adelene, and I) decided to go and find Jing Li Street, an area famed for outdoor night food stalls.The Giant Buddha (Da Fo) awaited us on our day trip to Leshan, and he certainly was big!! I'd seen lots of pictures of him before, but seeing him in real life was amazing - his hands and feet were incredible, and I couldn't stop looking at how huge his fingernails and toenails were - about the size of a person! Construction on this amazing sculpture began in 713AD, by a Buddhist monk called Haitong, and took 90 years for it to be completed. ... The Buddha statue is located in a huge park, so we then spent a couple of hours exploring the rest of the places - a little cave where the monk lived, lots of beautiful pagodas and teahouses, walked through a bush/rainforest area, looked in a couple of temples and in the burial caves, photographed a gorgeous bridge over one of the rivers, walked through an interesting fisherman's village and climbed lots of steps!! We got back from Leshan fairly late, so it was pretty much time for dinner. ... A group of us (the four Canadians, two other Australians Joanne and Adelene, and I) decided to go and find Jing Li Street, an area famed for outdoor night food stalls....

Dec 24, 2008 - Leshan - Christmas Eve Mishaps

by Chris I thought it would be fun to share with everyone the comical misadventures that made up our December 24th: We had originally planned to go to Leshan on the 23rd, but we decided to rest up that day, as Lora had been sick (flu-like) the day before. ... So we decided to spend Christmas Eve day traveling to Leshan to see the world's largest Buddha, and we thought we should be back to our hostel in time for the Christmas Eve party, complete with glutinous rice balls - it seemed as good a way as any to spend Christmas Eve here in Chengdu, China. ... Before I go into the mis-adventures, let me tell you about the Leshan buddha. ... Check out the photos - it does look pretty amazing! The hostel where we were staying in Chengdu did not offer a day-trip tour to Leshan that really suited our needs. ... So having been successful so far in China, despite the most challenging language barrier of our trip, we decided to take a public bus to Leshan and tour the buddha on our own. ...

Jul 25, 2008 - Leshan

8th From Baoguo Village we caught the bus to Leshan. ... Our mission to see the Grand Buddha, the biggest in the world at 71m high.8th From Baoguo Village we caught the bus to Leshan. ... Our mission to see the Grand Buddha, the biggest in the world at 71m high....

Apr 7, 2008 - that's a big Buddha

On Nixon's visit to China he was quoted as saying, "That's a great wall.On Nixon's visit to China he was quoted as saying, "That's a great wall....

Oct 25, 2007 - The World's Largest Buddha

It was time to be on our way, as we still had to travel to Leshan, another 30km north, in order to visit the Giant Buddha statue. ... Back on another bus for the short ride to Leshan, and then a taxi to the location across the river from the city. ... As we left the park, we knew we had to take a taxi to one of the three bus stations in Leshan. ...

Oct 6, 2007 - Cheng Du to Leshan to Bao Guo Monastery

We left Cheng Du early this morning making our way to the city of Leshan to see the world's largest outdoor seated Buddha. ... a return visit would be in order! We made our way back thru Leshan stopping at The Yang's Restaurant for lunch. ... Mr.We left Cheng Du early this morning making our way to the city of Leshan to see the world's largest outdoor seated Buddha. ... a return visit would be in order! We made our way back thru Leshan stopping at The Yang's Restaurant for lunch. ... Mr....

Aug 5, 2006 - Leshan (Grand Buddha)

Travelled to this smaller city, Leshan, 140kms from Chengdu to see the biggest buddha statue in the world. ... Its a gigantic city, and the pollution from the outer industrial areas spread all the way to Leshan. ... In fact, again we got stared at in amazement for being there! In a nice way generally, and several times we had to pose for those photos with chinese tourists (that Beckham syndrome again!)that we assume they show all their friends when they get home! The famous buddha is set in a big park in hills on the Min River in the middle of Leshan. ...

Nov 8, 2005 - Where have we been?

Hi everyone! It's been a while since the pandas in Chengdu. En route, we stopped at Leshan which is the site of the world's largest Buddha monument. ... Carved out of a cliff face, it indeed was large and spectacular (71 m).Hi everyone! It's been a while since the pandas in Chengdu. En route, we stopped at Leshan which is the site of the world's largest Buddha monument. ... Carved out of a cliff face, it indeed was large and spectacular (71 m)....

Sep 29, 2005 - Leshan

Got up again at 5am, stupid time, something I will not miss when we get off the backdoor route to Chengdu. Got on the bus and we departed for Leshan at about 6am although once we had arsed about trying to pick up this one student for an hour or so it was 9am, even turned round and drove back to Kangding 2 times ruddy farce. ... Got to Leshan and booked ourselves into this posh hotel for the night, as we deserved it after some heavy traveling and crap hotels during the week, we even had a tele and our own bathroom! We then hit the grub trail and found dome sorted old girl who dished up some sweet, Chilli pork, twice cooked pork and sweet and sour Eggplant, she even started dumping loads of free dishes on the table, I was loving it. ... Must mention Sichuan food is lush they love the chilli, which is all good for me.Got up again at 5am, stupid time, something I will not miss when we get off the backdoor route to Chengdu. Got on the bus and we departed for Leshan at about 6am although once we had arsed about trying to pick up this one student for an hour or so it was 9am, even turned round and drove back to Kangding 2 times ruddy farce. ... Got to Leshan and booked ourselves into this posh hotel for the night, as we deserved it after some heavy traveling and crap hotels during the week, we even had a tele and our own bathroom! We then hit the grub trail and found dome sorted old girl who dished up some sweet, Chilli pork, twice cooked pork and sweet and sour Eggplant, she even started dumping loads of free dishes on the table, I was loving it. ... Must mention Sichuan food is lush they love the chilli, which is all good for me....

Aug 15, 2005 - Big Buddha

Today, we took a day trip out of Chengdu to see DaFo, the giant sitting buddha in the town of LeShan.Today, we took a day trip out of Chengdu to see DaFo, the giant sitting buddha in the town of LeShan....