1-Day Leshan City Tour

- Giant Buddha / Lingyun Monastery

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Go to Leshan, the famous Leshan Giant Buddha is the one that you can not miss. With the rapid development, Leshan has been updated and attracted millions of domestic and overseas visitors to come and travel there. It has become one of the famous travel cities in the southwest area. Leshan, literally means "Happy Mountain" in Chinese. It is a city with a history of more than 3,000 years, located in the southwest area of Sichuan province. We kindly offer a One Day Leshan Highlights Tour with excellent service and competitive rates to you.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 8 hours.

Tour Itinerary: (Lunch)
Today, your sincere guide will pick you up at your hotel in Chengdu and drive to Mt. Leshan, which is around 160 km to the southwest of Chengdu and it will take you around 2 hours to get there. Upon your arrival, you will visit the Giant Buddha, which is the largest buddha sculpture in the world. Then, you will visit Lingbao Pagoda & Haishi Cave and Lingyun Monastery, where you will find the giant Buddha is right in the heart of a sleeping Buddha-like hill in the Lingyun Monastery. After lunch, you will have time to visit the Leshan Town to get a deep understanding of the local people and pay the cruise fare to see the Giant Buddha if you want to take a cruise on the river. Then, you will be driven back to Chengdu. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha, located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers which are Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River, is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva) in sitting posture. The construction of the Leshan Giant Buddha was started in 713 A.D. during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), led by a Chinese monk named Haitong. He hoped that the Buddha would calm the turbulent waters that plagued the shipping vessels travelling down the river. When funding for the project was threatened, he is said to have gouged out his own eyes to show his piety and sincerity...
Lingbao Pagoda
The pagoda, situated on Lingyun Mountain east of Leshan City, is so named because it stands on Lingbao Peak. The pagoda is 40 meters high. There are actually only five storeys inside, and people can go to the top of the pagoda and enjoy views of Jiazhou. The pagoda is thus an improvement on other multi-eave pagodas, which cannot be climbed. Judging from the appearance and structure, it must been built in Song Dynasty.