Как читается the leshan giant buddha is located on the eastern side of the mui river in the sichuan province of china. it is 70.7 metres high. begun in 713 ad and finished in 803 ad. the statue took people more than 90 years to carve from stone. it is the world's largest stone buddha. it was nearly destroyed by wind erosion and acid rain before 1963 when the chinese government began to repair it. nowadays, the maintenance work is still in progress in an effort to restore this beautiful monument.