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1、LeshanGiantBuddhaLeshanGiantBuddhaislocatedtotheeastofLeshanCity,SichuanProvince,attheconfluence（汇流处）ofthreerivers，namely,Minjiangriver,QingyiriverandDaduriver.MinjiangriverDaduriverDaduriverMinjiangriverQingyiriverThemountainisaBuddhaandtheBuddhaisamountain.Themountainisthou
2、ghttobeshapedlikeaslumberingBuddha(睡佛)whenseenfromtheriver,withtheLeshanGiantBuddhaasitsheart.Totherightofthestatuearoadwithnineturnswasbuiltanditisnowfamousasthenine-turnplankroad（九曲栈道），itgoesfromthebottomtothetop.TheGiantBuddhatakestheshapeofaMaitreyaBuddha弥勒佛,adisciple信徒of
3、Sakyamuni释迦牟尼,thefounderofBuddhism.Itoccupiestheentirehillside.Itsheadreachesthetopofthecliffs,hishandsrestonhisknees.TheBuddhais71metershigh.Hisshouldersare28meterswide.Head14.7meterslongand10metersbroad,withatotalof1,021buns(发髻）ofhairclustered(聚合)onit.Eachbunisasbigasaround
4、table.Itsdroopingearis6.2meterslongandeacheyeis3.3meterswide.Eachofitsfeetis11meterslongand8.5meterswide,largeenoughformorethan100peopletositon.Apicniccouldbeconductedonthenailofhisbigtoe,whichis1.5mlong.AsagiantstatuetheBuddhaissoawe-inspiring（令人起敬畏心的）thateveryBuddhistfeelsc
5、ompelledtofalltohiskneesandtoprayforblessingsandsafetyinlife.ConstructionoftheBuddhaConstructionontheGiantBuddhabeganin713.ItwastheideaofaChinesemonk（僧侣）namedHaitong,whohopedthattheBuddhawouldcalmthewatersthatplagued（造成麻烦）theshipstravelingdowntheriver.Whenfundingfortheproject
6、wasthreatened,heissaidtohavegougedout（挖出）hisowneyestoshowhispietyandsincerity.Themassiveconstructionprojectwasfinallycompletedbyhisdisciples（徒弟）90yearslater.Theconstructionresultedinsomuchstonebeingremovedfromthecliffanddepositedintotheriverbelowthatthecurrentswerealteredbyth
7、estatue,makingthewaterssafeforpassingshipsasthemonkhadhoped.ThearchitecturalartistryThereare1,021bunsintheBuddha‘shair.Thesehavebeenskillfullyembedded（嵌入）inthehead.Theskillissowonderfulthatthe1,021bunsseemintegraltothewhole.Anotherarchitecturalartistryisthedrainage（排水）system.
8、Thissystemismadeupofsomehiddenguttersandchannels,scatteredontheheada
