Private Day Tour to Leshan Giant Buddha with Lunch from Chengdu

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), No.2435 Lingyun Street, Shizhong District, Leshan 614000 China

Your guide and driver will meet you at the hotel at 8:00am,it takes about 2.5 hours from downtown Chengdu to Leshan Giant Budhha by car.

Begun in the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty, and finished in the year 803, the statue took people more than 90 years to carve. It is the tallest and largest Buddha in the world. A local saying says, "The Mountain is a Buddha, the Buddha is a Mountain".The Giant Buddha is about 71 meters high and 24 meters wide. The head is 14.7 meters long and 10 meters wide with total 1021 buns of hair on it, and his toenail can accommodate a seated person. Each eyebrow is 18 feet long. The instep, which is 8.5 meters wide, can accommodate 100 people. The toe is large enough to accommodate a dinner table.

The statue is believed to be Maitreya, a Buddha and disciple of Sakyamuni, who is thought to have been the founder of Buddhism, symbolizing brightness and happiness.

Once you reach there,you will have boat excursion and walking tour to visit the Giant Budhha.From a distance point and close point to see such an outstanding art.

Then you will accompied to visit the laid-back old town and have local food there.

And you will back to hotel around 18:00

Duration: 3 hours