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 ...

The main hall containing the giant Buddha statue at Zhangye Dafo Temple in Northwest China’s Gansu province. [Photo by Yang Xiaoyu/chinadaily.com.cn] Recognized as the existing largest and best ...

People from a village in southwest China damaged a set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues by painting them with bright colours. They did it to "redeem a wish to the god," the officials said.

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, ...

1. Takes note of the findings and recommendations of the ICOMOS monitoring mission to the World Heritage property of Mount Emei and the Leshan Giant Buddha; 2. Expresses its appreciation to the ...

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 ...

The Dafo Temple, or Giant Buddha Temple in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, is renowned for housing Asia's largest reclining Buddha statue, made in 1098 during the Xixia regime (1038-1227).