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Daxiangshan Giant Buddha, Langzhong 大像山摩崖造像Dàxiàng Shān Móyá Zàoxiàng
National heritage site · Nanchong, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanchong
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Daxiangshan Giant Buddha, Langzhong
A Buddha almost 10 m tall, carved in the Tang dynasty into Daxiang ('Great Image') Mountain across the Jialing River from Langzhong old town, at the site of the Dafo Si (Great Buddha Temple). The cliffs around it carry further carvings dating from the Tang to the Qing, and below the summit is the cave where, by tradition, the three Chen brothers of the Northern Song, two of whom became top examination graduates, studied as boys.
How to get to Daxiangshan Giant Buddha, Langzhong
Across the Jialing River from Langzhong old town, about 10 minutes by taxi.
Nearby
- Langzhong Ancient City 阆中古城 under 10 km
Lantern-hung lanes laid out by feng shui in a loop of the Jialing River
Also within 20 km: Baba Mosque 巴巴寺 (under 10 km), Yutai Mountain Stone Pagoda 玉台山石塔 (under 10 km), Tiangong Yuan 天宫院 (20 km).
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