We visited two very popular, and therefore very crowded, Chinese attractions.
The grand Buddha of Leshan is 71 metres high, and was carved out of a cliffside 1200 years ago. It is huge and a sight to behold, especially if you have time and energy to fight the crowds to the base (which we didn't). On the site are various other temples and caves. One temple we visited had 1000 lifelike arhat statues (buddhist angels).
Emei shan is an hour from Leshan, and is a 3099m high mountain, and another very holy site for Chinese buddhists. It took 5 hours of buses, cable cars, and shuffling along in queues to reach the top (plus $150). It was worth it though for the views and to stand in front of the massive 10 faced golden statue at the top.
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