8. Leshan Giant Buddha Just a short train ride from Chengdu, this 71-metre-high stone Buddha statue, carved over a millennium ago, is the largest of its kind in the world. Viewed by boat or from a ...

Children play a traditional game of "stoning the five pests" during a celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival at a ...

a giant Buddha at Leshan, and stunningly coloured lakes in Jiuzhaigou National Park. Sichuan’s capital Chengdu, just a 2.5-hour flight from Guangzhou, has become trendy thanks to its relaxed ...

My first encounter with Chengdu happened more than 13 years ago on my way to a great teaching position in the beautiful city of Leshan, only an hour from Chengdu by train. Overall I spent about five ...

CHENGDU－The world's largest stone Buddha statue, the Giant Buddha of Leshan, needs repairs, again. Less than three years after the completion of the latest large-scale face-lift－the seventh in over a ...

and includes cities such as Chengdu, Ziyang, Deyang, Meishan, Suining, Mianyang, Leshan, and Ya’an (Figure 1). The region is characterized by a dense river network, efficient transportation ...

CHENGDU, China, May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Once upon a time, sci-fi was synonymous with classic works from Europe and America such as Star Wars, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Journey to the ...