Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha

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Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha is a renowned cultural and natural site in China, famous for its sacred Buddhist mountain landscapes and the colossal stone Buddha statue carved into a cliff face.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sacred site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
natural heritage site
associatedWith Samantabhadra
surface form: Bodhisattva Samantabhadra

Chinese Buddhism
Emeishan city
Leshan
surface form: Leshan city

Mount Emei
biodiversitySignificance habitat for many endemic species
contains Dadu River confluence area
Emeishan scenic area
Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha

Min River confluence area
Mount Emei
Qingyi River confluence area
country China
culturalSignificance center of Buddhist learning and practice
important pilgrimage destination
designation Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha self-link
ecosystem montane forest
subtropical forest
governedBy China
surface form: People's Republic of China
hasPart Baoguo Temple
Fuhu Temple
Giant Buddha viewing platforms
Mount Emei
surface form: Golden Summit of Mount Emei

Lingyun Temple
Wannian Temple
hasView confluence of three rivers at Leshan
heritageType mixed cultural and natural
inscribedBy UNESCO
inscriptionYear 1996
locatedIn Sichuan Province
Southwest China
surface form: southwestern China
locatedOn edge of Sichuan Basin
notableFor colossal stone Buddha statue
historic Buddhist temples
rich biodiversity
sacred Buddhist mountain landscapes
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: World Heritage List
religion Buddhism
tourismType cultural tourism
nature-based tourism
religious tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
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Sichuan Province UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
Mount Emei UNESCOSiteName Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
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Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha designation Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha self-link
Dadu River passesNear Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
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Leshan hasLandmark Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan knownFor Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Mount Emei Scenic Area
Leshan hasTouristAttraction Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Leshan hasScenicArea Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Mount Emei Scenic Area including Leshan Giant Buddha
this entity surface form: Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area