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Absorb the Aura of the Leshan Giant Buddha at Mount Emei
Published by Kristin Cowles, Editor-in-Chief
Country: China 
The Experience
When to Go to Leshan Buddha
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- Photograph China - GAP Adventures
- From the Great Wall to the Terracotta Warriors to the Giant Pandas, China is a dream to photograph. With glamorous cities, picture perfect countrysides and ancient architecture, China is sure to intrigue you and have you wanting to come back for more.
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- The giant panda lives in a few secluded mountain ranges in Sichuan China, but due to forest clearing and farming, it is a conservation-reliant endangered species. The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries are home to 30% of the species remaining world population and is the prime location to catch the giant pandas in their natural habitat. Made up of 7 Nature Reserves and 9 Scenic Parks, this habitat is not only integral for the preservation of the endangered giant pandas, but it also serves to protect many other species such as the snow leopard, red pandas, and clouded leopards. Spanning over ...109 miles away.
Books and DVDs
- Mount Emei - Leshan Giant Buddha (Paperback)
- China's Southwest Travel Guide - Lonely Planet.com
- China's southwest is studded with jawdroppers: newborn pandas in Chengdu, the world's largest Buddha statue in Leshan, the hypnotic ripples of the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces and futuristic hotels shooting up into the sky.
- China A Photographic Journey (Hardcover)
Elsewhere on the Web
- Leshan Giant Buddha - Wikipedia.org
- The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: Lèsh?n Dàfó) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world, built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
- Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area - UNESCO.org
- The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
- Travel Report China - Voyages.gc.ca
- WARNINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Media References
- Caught Between a Crackdown and a Tibetan Welcome - NY Times.com (newspaper)
- THE ride in the Chinese minivan had taken 11 hours. After enduring multiple delays, the crossing of a treacherous 16,000-foot mountain pass and a seatmate who chain-smoked the entire way, casually flicking the ashes into his lap, I had arrived in Dege. I
- China Photo Gallery - National Geographic.com (magazine)
- I've seen many many Buddhas during my decades as a photographer in Asia," says veteran China shooter Michael Yamashita, "and this Buddha, in the city of Leshan in Sichuan Province, is the most stunning.
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