https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/files/original/58849a4889d2d9d99f863a004e4ed293.jpg 851f685ede87417db900c94f5ce98a79 Site Represents a site. End Date / Prim Media 3272 Stewardship Leshan Cultural Heritage Administration Contact zl203@st-andrews.ac.uk Status public Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Archaeological Place The town or city Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China Condition 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Leshan_Giant_Buddha Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. China Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025 Language A language of the resource English Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource zl203@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1312 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,29.544722,103.773333; Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Wikipedia, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Zhang et al., 2024 Description An account of the resource The Leshan Giant Buddha, located in Sichuan Province, China, is the world’s largest stone Buddha statue, standing 71 meters tall. It was carved into a cliff at the meeting point of three rivers — the Min, Dadu, and Qingyi — during the Tang Dynasty, from 713 to 803 AD. Initiated by the monk Haitong, it was built both as a religious symbol and to calm dangerous waters for passing boats. Next to the Buddha, Mount Emei is a vital site for ecological research and conservation. In 1996, UNESCO listed both the Leshan Giant Buddha and Mount Emei as a World Heritage Site, recognizing their combined cultural and natural value. Over time, the Buddha has suffered from erosion and human activity. To protect it, authorities now use 3D scanning and AI to detect cracks and biological damage. These advanced technologies help create precise restoration plans, ensuring the long-term preservation of this cultural treasure, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 11. Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 25/03/2025 References A related resource that is referenced, cited, or otherwise pointed to by the described resource. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/779, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01514-9 Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 803 AD Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://lsdf.leshan.gov.cn/ Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Leshan_Giant_Buddha Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT China Culture