<P> The Leshan Giant Buddha ( simplified Chinese : 乐山 大佛 ; traditional Chinese : 樂山 大佛 ; pinyin : Lèshān Dàfó ) is a 71 - metre ( 233 ft ) tall stone statue , built between 713 and 803 ( during the Tang Dynasty ) , depicting Maitreya . It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China , near the city of Leshan . The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei , with the rivers flowing below its feet . It is the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world and it is by far the tallest pre-modern statue in the world . </P>
where is the largest buddha statue in the world located
at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan province in China , near the city of Leshan