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The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya. The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. It can be easily reached in a daytrip from Chengdu. In December, 1996, the location of the Buddha was included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage sites. The statue took people more than 90 years, from the year 713 in the Tang Dynasty till 803, to carve. During these years, thousands of workers had expended their efforts and wisdom on the project. As the biggest carved stone Buddha in the world, Leshan Giant Buddha is featured in poetry, song and story. The statue is 71m high, and has three-meter-long fingers and seven meters long pair of ears.