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The Grand Buddha The Grand Buddha, also known as Da Fo, is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. The Buddha is found near Leshan city, in the Sichuan province. It took workers more than 90 years to carve the massive 233-foot-tall statue into the face of a cliff. The Buddha's ears are 23 feet long, each eyebrow is 18 feet long and there are more than 1,021 stone coiled buns on its head. (JOHN BORTHWICKGETTY IMAGES) |