|
 The
city of Leshan, 167
kilometers from Chengdu,
is located at the
confluence of three
rivers—the Minjiang,
Qingyijiang, and Dadu.
Dating back more than
two thousand years, it
has been a prosperous
town with beautiful
scenery attractive to
common people and great
writers and scholars
alike. The towering
Soaring to the Clouds
Hill (Lingyunshan) about
half a kilometers east
of Leshan town is the
site of many historical
buildings, temples, and
stone tablets with
inscriptions and
calligraphic works by
celebrated writers over
the dynasties. It is
also the site of the
world’s largest stone
statue of Buddha. |
