Leshan Giant Buddha is located at Lingyun Temple on the east bank of the Minjiang River in Leshan, Sichuan. It took about 90 years to complete the giant statue, from the first year of the Kaiyuan reign (713) to the 19th year of the Zhenyuan reign of the Tang Dynasty (803). 🤩👍 #ChinaTravelin30s | Discover China

Leshan Giant Buddha is carved out of a cliff at the confluence of the Min and Dadu rivers in southwest China's Sichuan Province. At a whopping 71 meters, it ranks as the biggest stone carving of Buddha in the world. #FunChina | China Plus Culture

📍 Leshan · Uncle’s Caramel-Pulled Tanghulu On the streets of Leshan, there’s a deaf uncle who “speaks” with hand gestures — and makes the kind of caramel-pulled tanghulu that tastes like childhood. He slowly dips each hawthorn skewer into the sugar pot, turning it with steady, careful movements, almost like he’s having a quiet conversation with the syrup. When he lifts it out, the golden sugar threads stretch beautifully long, wrapping the tart hawthorn in a crisp shell. One bite, and even wint