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1、LeshanGiantBuddhaLeshanGiantBuddhaislocatedtotheeastofLeshanCity,SichuanProvince,attheconfluence(匯流處)ofthreerivers,namely,Minjiangriver,QingyiriverandDaduriver.MinjiangriverDaduriverDaduriverMinjiangriverQingyiriverThemountainisaBuddhaandtheBuddhaisamountain.Themountainisthou
2、ghttobeshapedlikeaslumberingBuddha(睡佛)whenseenfromtheriver,withtheLeshanGiantBuddhaasitsheart.Totherightofthestatuearoadwithnineturnswasbuiltanditisnowfamousasthenine-turnplankroad(九曲棧道),itgoesfromthebottomtothetop.TheGiantBuddhatakestheshapeofaMaitreyaBuddha彌勒佛,adisciple信徒of
3、Sakyamuni釋迦牟尼,thefounderofBuddhism.Itoccupiestheentirehillside.Itsheadreachesthetopofthecliffs,hishandsrestonhisknees.TheBuddhais71metershigh.Hisshouldersare28meterswide.Head14.7meterslongand10metersbroad,withatotalof1,021buns(發(fā)髻)ofhairclustered(聚合)onit.Eachbunisasbigasaround
4、table.Itsdroopingearis6.2meterslongandeacheyeis3.3meterswide.Eachofitsfeetis11meterslongand8.5meterswide,largeenoughformorethan100peopletositon.Apicniccouldbeconductedonthenailofhisbigtoe,whichis1.5mlong.AsagiantstatuetheBuddhaissoawe-inspiring(令人起敬畏心的)thateveryBuddhistfeelsc
5、ompelledtofalltohiskneesandtoprayforblessingsandsafetyinlife.ConstructionoftheBuddhaConstructionontheGiantBuddhabeganin713.ItwastheideaofaChinesemonk(僧侶)namedHaitong,whohopedthattheBuddhawouldcalmthewatersthatplagued(造成麻煩)theshipstravelingdowntheriver.Whenfundingfortheproject
6、wasthreatened,heissaidtohavegougedout(挖出)hisowneyestoshowhispietyandsincerity.Themassiveconstructionprojectwasfinallycompletedbyhisdisciples(徒弟)90yearslater.Theconstructionresultedinsomuchstonebeingremovedfromthecliffanddepositedintotheriverbelowthatthecurrentswerealteredbyth
7、estatue,makingthewaterssafeforpassingshipsasthemonkhadhoped.ThearchitecturalartistryThereare1,021bunsintheBuddha‘shair.Thesehavebeenskillfullyembedded(嵌入)inthehead.Theskillissowonderfulthatthe1,021bunsseemintegraltothewhole.Anotherarchitecturalartistryisthedrainage(排水)system.
8、Thissystemismadeupofsomehiddenguttersandchannels,scatteredontheheada