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Leshan Giant Buddha
The world's largest stone Buddha statue at 71 meters tall, carved into a cliff face in the 8th century overlooking the confluence of three rivers.
30 km · about 35 min drive
Sichuan, China · Asia
Luocheng is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Yujin, 30km from Leshan Giant Buddha.
Luocheng is a town located in Sichuan, China. With a population of 73,581, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Luocheng sits in China, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Shanghai time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Luocheng to your route.
The Ziliujing Formation (Or Ziliujing Group if the Zhenzhuchong Formation is considered different) is a geological formation in China, It is Early Jurassic in age. It is part of the stratigraphy of the Sichuan Basin. The dinosaur Gongxianosaurus and indeterminate theropod material are known from the Dongyuemiao MemberRead more
of the formation, as well as dinosaur footprints, Zizhongosaurus and indeterminate prosauropods from the Da'anzhai Member. The basal sauropod Sanpasaurus is known from the Maanshan Member. The basal ornithschian Archaeocursor is known from the formation. A possible unnamed stegosaur and the pliosauroid plesiosaur Sinopliosaurus are also known from this formation but they were found an indeterminate member. An unnamed teleosaurid known from a complete skull has also been found in the formation, pending a formal description. The deposition environment during the Da'anzhai Member in the lower Toarcian is thought to have been that of a giant freshwater lake encompassing the whole of the Sichuan basin, around 3 times larger than Lake Superior, coeval with the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event around 183 Ma. The Sinemurian-Pliensbachian boundary event (192.9 Ma) has been recorded on the top of the Dongyuemiao Member, while lower parts of this member are of Earliest Sinemurian age (around 199 Ma).
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Luocheng is located in Sichuan, China, Asia. The coordinates are 29.3848 latitude, 104.0286 longitude.
Luocheng has a population of approximately 73,581 people, making it a town in China.
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The world's largest stone Buddha statue at 71 meters tall, carved into a cliff face in the 8th century overlooking the confluence of three rivers.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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