the Buddha and a poop emoji. It wasn’t clear if the police were targeting specific costumes (a weird mix, if so). Few seemed controversial. In China’s big cities—and certainly in Shanghai ...

A giant statue of Buddha in China has had its toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s. The 71m-tall statue, a Unesco heritage site, was carved out of a rockface in Sichuan ...

this Buddha has a majestic bearing. The statue, flanked by two armed warriors, represents a highlight in the development of sculpture in ancient China. According to historical records, the statue ...

In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth ...

Worth noting are the steps on the huge Sumeru pedestal, rare in other ancient pagodas in China. Projecting above the niches on the first storey of the Sakya Buddha Pagoda is a wide, eight-tiered ...

China. It measures 78 meters (256 feet) tall. The Peter the Great Statue: It is 98-metre-high (322 ft) monument located in central Moscow, Russia. The Ushiku Great Buddha: It is located in Ushiku ...

2003 Report on the ICOMOS Expert Monitoring Mission to the Leshan Giant Buddha of Chengdu, April 2003 2000 Report on the ICOMOS/IUCN Joint Reactive Monitoring Mission to Mount Emei Scenic Area, ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

In the first three quarters of 2024, Dunhuang received 19.53 million tourists, a 25 percent increase year-on-year. Dunhuang ...