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The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the confluence of the rivers Minjiang, Daduhe and Qingyang. The statue is 71 m high and was sculpted by monks of the Leshan monastery between 713 and 803 CE. See 05-01-02/50-57
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The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the conf...

The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the confluence of the rivers Minjiang, Daduhe and Qingyang. The statue is 71 m high and was sculpted by monks of the Leshan monastery between 713 and 803 CE. See 05-01-02/50-57
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The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the conf...

The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the confluence of the rivers Minjiang, Daduhe and Qingyang. Visitors' galleries at the height of the statue's head, 71 m above the river. See 05-01-02/50-57
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The Great Buddha of Leshan, carved from the rockface of an island at the conf...

The monastery of Leshan, hidden in the dense foliage of the gardens behind the statue of the Great Buddha. See 05-01-02/50-57
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The monastery of Leshan, hidden in the dense foliage of the gardens behind th...

The monastery of Leshan, hidden in the foliage of the gardens behind the statue of the Great Buddha. See 05-01-02/50-57
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The monastery of Leshan, hidden in the foliage of the gardens behind the...

A statuette of Bodisatthva Quanjin, a Buddhist deity. White porcelain. Late Ming period, 17th
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A statuette of Bodisatthva Quanjin, a Buddhist deity. White porcelain....

Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet, until the Chinese occupation, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India. Since 1965 Tibet is an autonomous province of China. Potala Palace was begun by the 5th Dalai Lama in 1645.
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Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet,...

Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet, until the Chinese occupation, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India. Since 1965, Tibet is an autonomous province of China. Potala Palace was begun by the the 5th Dalai Lama, in 1645.
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Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet,...

Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet, until the Chinese occupation, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India. Since 1965 Tibet is an autonomous province of China. Potala Palace was begun by the 5th Dalai Lama, in 1645.
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Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet; residence of the Dalai Lamas, rulers of Tibet,...

The Red Mountain, holy mountain of the Tibetan Buddhists, with the Red and White Palace of Potala, seen above modern buildings in Lhasa.
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The Red Mountain, holy mountain of the Tibetan Buddhists, with the Red...

The "Red Palace" of Potala, the part reserved for religious functions and the tombs and stupas of former Dalai Lamas. Potala Palace was begun by the "Great Fifth", the fifth Dalai Lama, in 1645.
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The "Red Palace" of Potala, the part reserved for religious functions and...

The "Red Palace" of Potala, the part reserved for religious functions. Potala Palace was begun by the "Great Fifth", the fifth Dalai Lama, in 1645. See 05-01-02/63-70, 05-01-03/1-15
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The "Red Palace" of Potala, the part reserved for religious functions. Pot...