18. Leshan Giant Buddha

杰瑞发布于2025-03-24

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What's the special characteristics of Leshan Giant Buddha? Why was Leshan Giant Buddha listed as a UNESCO world cultural and natural heritage in 1996?

  • council n. 理事会；会议；委员会；顾问班子；地方议会
  • depict vt. 描画；描述
  • statue/ˈstætʃuː/ n. 雕像，塑像
  • disciple/dɪˈsaɪpl/ n. 门徒，信徒；弟子
Leshan Giant Buddha, located to the esat of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, sites at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers. It is carved out of the cliff face of Mt. Lingyun.
乐山大佛，位于四川省乐山市东部，岷江、大渡河和青衣江交汇处。它是从凌云山的悬崖上雕刻而成的。
As the largest carved stone Buddha in the world, this colossal staue is three times higher than the biggest Buddha in the Yungang Grottoes of the Datong, Shanxi province. It is even higher than the standing Bamyan Buddha in Afghanistan, which was formerly considered the highest in the world.
作为世界上最大的石雕佛像，这座巨大的佛像比山西大同云冈石窟中最大的佛像高出三倍。它甚至比阿富汗现存的巴米扬佛像还要高，后者以前被认为是世界上最高的佛像。
At 71 meters high, the statue depicts a seated Maitreya Buddha, a disciple of Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, with his hands is 14.7 meters high. His shoulders are 28 meters wide and its 8.5 meters instep can hold more than a hundred people. There is a local saying, "The Mountain unveils a Buddha, while the Buddha fades into the mountain."
这座高71米的雕像描绘了一位坐着的弥勒佛，他是佛教创始人释迦牟尼的弟子，双手高14.7米。他的肩膀宽28米，脚背8.5米，可以容纳100多人。当地有句谚语：“山揭佛，佛隐山。”
Leshan Giant Buddha was ratified as a China Key Cultural Relic Unit under protection by the State Council in 1982, and it was listed as the World Cultural Heritages by UNESCO in 1996. The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as China's 5A Class Scenic Area, and one of the "Best Forty" tourist places of China.
乐山大佛于1982年被国务院批准为中国重点文物保护单位，1996年被联合国教科文组织列为世界文化遗产。乐山大佛景区已被列为中国5A级风景名胜区，也是中国“四十佳”旅游胜地之一。