Mengshan Giant Buddha
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Mengshan Giant Buddha 蒙山大佛 | |
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Dimensions | 63 m (207 ft) |
Location | Jinyuan District, Taiyuan, Shanxi |
37°46′48″N 112°26′48″E / 37.7801°N 112.4467°ECoordinates: 37°46′48″N 112°26′48″E / 37.7801°N 112.4467°E |
The Mengshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 蒙山大佛; pinyin: Méngshān Dàfó) is a stone statue located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi and was built during the Northern Qi dynasty.[1][2] Initially discovered in a 1980 census, the statue was found to have its head missing.[3] From 2006 to 2008, people constructed a 12-meter tall head for the statue.[4][1] The site opened to the public in October 2008.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 佛头安放完毕 山西太原蒙山大佛亮相 (in 中文). Phoenix Television. 28 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mengshan Mountain Giant Buddha - the second largest in the world". People's Daily. 21 June 2012.
- ↑ 寻佛记之二·寻佛者 (in 中文). 15 December 2007.
- ↑ 太原蒙山大佛维修复原工程威胁文物被叫停 (in 中文). Sina Corp. 8 January 2007.
- ↑ 蒙山大佛向世人展露真容 (in 中文). Tencent. 8 October 2008.
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