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	China Introduction: Leshan Buddha, Sichuan
		Leshan lies in the southwest of Sichuan Province.
		Leshan is a major producer of salt and a lager hydropower base in the southwest of China.
		Leshan has many scenic spots and historical relics, such as the Emeishan scenic area that includes the Emeishan Mountain and the Grand Buddha, the small Three Gorges of the Min River, the Black Dragon Pond, and the Sansu Clan Hall.
	www.toptrip.cc /destination/city/sc_leshan.htm (196 words)

	Leshan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leshan (Simplified Chinese: 乐山; Traditional Chinese: 樂山; pinyin: Lèshān; Wade-Giles: Le-shan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China.
		Leshan is on the Southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in Southern Sichuan.
		The Grand Buddha or Leshan Giant Buddhais the largest stone-carved buddha in the world is located here.Emei mountain is in Emei Shan city which is governed by Leshan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leshan (239 words)

	Leshan Buddha, Chengdu, Regent Tour China
		The Leshan Giant Buddha, in Leshan, Sichuan Province, is currently being refurbished on a scale larger than that of any other renovation of the statue since it was carved in 713, during the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
		The Leshan Giant Buddha is as famous as the standing Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan and all of them are regarded as cultural heritages of mankind.
		The Leshan Buddha has suffered from hundreds of years of erosion by atmospheric moisture and water infiltrating from the mountain.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/ctu/ctu-sights-leshan.htm (627 words)

	Biggest Buddha is Leshan's pride
		Leshan, not surprisingly, is happy to hoist its dreams of prosperity atop the shoulders of this enormous Buddha.
		Still, Leshan is a surprisingly pleasant place, that has after-all, lived with the world's largest Buddha for centuries before the rest of the world paid it much mind.
		Food in Sichuan Province tends to the spicy, and Leshan does its fare share of hotpots and fire-alarm chili dishes.
	www.gluckman.com /LeshanBuddha.html (1249 words)

	Sichuan Leshan Giant Buddha,Introduction of Leshan, Sichuan Leshan Grand Buddha,Leshan tour,Chengdu-Leshan ...
		Leshan Leshan is about 180km south to Chengdu and 20km west to Emeishan, located in the southwest area of Sichuan province.
		Leshan is a cultural city with a history of more than 3000 years and a mordern city as well.
		Leshan Giant Buddha Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone sculpture of Buddha in the world, sits at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers.
	english.dreams-travel.com /guide/leshan/index.htm (377 words)

	Leshan Travel Guides,Leshan Hotels,Leshan Map,Leshan pictures-China City Tours Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone sculpture of Buddha in the world, sits at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers.
		Leshan statue is a work of art as well a work of creativity.
		Leshan Giant Buddha is as famous as the standing Buddha of Bamiyan in Afghanistan and they are regarded as part of the cultural heritage of mankind.
	www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-sichuan-leshan.asp (1457 words)

	Leshan Giant Buddha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Leshan Giant Buddha (Simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; Traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world.
		It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan.
		This is partially because the mountain range in which the Leshan Giant Buddha is located is thought to be shaped like a slumbering Buddha when seen from the river, with the Leshan Giant Buddha as its heart.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha (375 words)

	SpiritSite.com / SpiritSight.com Lawrence LeShan index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		LeShan has developed a profoundly new approach to psychotherapy which focuses on assisting an individual (often a cancer patient) to find a source of joy and meaning in his life, rather than focusing on neuroses.
		LeShan takes the approach that mediation is not mysterious; nor is one form of meditation ideal for everyone.
		LeShan promotes a new approach to therapy, which has met with profound success during his thirty years of counseling individuals with cancer.
	www.spiritsite.com /writing/lawles (266 words)

	Cancer Survival - Le Shan's Video
		Lawrence LeShan is one of the grand masters of psychology, and the pioneer of psychological intervention for cancer.
		He is a psychologist who first began working with terminal cancer patients with classic Freudian therapy techniques and openly states, "they all died." LeShan learned that the traditional psychotherapy approach (searching for pathology and its roots) was ineffective.
		LeShan's responses were lengthy and far reaching and included much more information than apparent by the questions alone.
	www.cancersurvival.com /leshan.html (475 words)

	Leshan pictures - Asia stock photos, fine art prints by QTL
		Leshan, a relaxed town set at the confluence of the Dadu He and Min He rivers, is famous for the Grand Buddha, carved into a cliff overlooking the rivers.
		The best way to visit is to combine a trip on the river, which gives an unique angle of view, with a walk along the staircase carved in the cliff which let you best appreciate the monumental scale.
		Leshan is in Sichuan, 175km south of Chengdu, and can be reached from there via a fast highway.
	www.terragalleria.com /asia/china/leshan/leshan.html (369 words)

	Leshan Giant Buddha, Travel Leshan Guide, Sichuan Guide, Discover China Tours
		Situated in the southwest of Sichuan Province, setting beside the wide convergence of the Qingyi, Min and Dadu rivers, 180km from Chengdu and 50 km from Emei Shan, Leshan is a pretty little city with the population of 7000 and the history of 1300-year-old.
		Leshan has taken off as a popular tourist destination thanks to its main claim to fame –the towering Grand Buddha.
		The Giant Buddha (Grand Buddha) of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three rivers: Dadu River, Min River, Qingyi River,at 71 m high, it is the largest Buddha in the world.
	www.discoverchinatours.com /guide_leshan.asp (307 words)

	Leshan Giant Buddha, Leshan Attractions, Sichuan Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture.
		The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River.
		Emei City and Leshan City, with a distance of 31kilometers (about 19 miles) are connected by a freeway, and there is a regular bus every ten minutes.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/sichuan/leshan/buddha_statue.htm (894 words)

	Leshan
		Leshan, called Jiazhou in ancient times, lies at the confluence of three rivers -- the Dadu, the Qingyi and the Minjiang.
		As one of the most culturally developed areas in Sichuan, Leshan is now a national level historical and cultural city.
		In the city, tourists can see with their own eyes the uncanny workmanship of the nature, which shaped the dignity of Leshan Sleeping Buddha; and the power of Buddhism, which created the artistic atmosphere like the Leshan Grand Buddha with efforts of several generations.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_35964.htm (270 words)

	LESHAN - THE GREAT BUDDHA
		The drive to Leshan took more than 4 hours passing through the flat Chengdu Plains, which in autumn, was covered with fog.
		The city of Leshan, known as Jiazhou in the ancient days, used to be a major cross-roads and trading centre in southern Sichuan.
		Silk and textile from Chengdu and the rich agricultural produce of the Chuanxi Plains were transported down the Minjiang (“Min River”) to Leshan where the river meets the Qingyi Jiang and Dadu River, which happens to be the name of Changjiang in that stretch.
	weecheng.com /asia/sichuan2/leshan.htm (618 words)

	Leshan Giant Buddha Travel Guide, Sichuan, China \| AsiaExplorers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Leshan Dafo, or Big Buddha of Leshan, is the largest stone sculpture of Buddha in the world.
		The mayor of Leshan declared, "The Buddha statue, which represents the high sculpturing skill and standard of ancient China, will stand forever in Leshan City through concerted protective efforts from all Chinese people".
		Taller by 17 meters than the standing Buddha in Afghanistan, the Leshan Dafo is the tallest Buddha in the world and in 1996, it was added to Unesco's World Natural and Cultural Heritage List.
	www.asiaexplorers.com /china/sichuan/leshan.htm (1181 words)

	Amazon.com: How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery: Books: Lawrence Leshan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To LeShan, meditation means training the mind, and he likens it to physical exercise.
		LeShan, a charismatic teacher, reads as if he is speaking to one listener only, not a sizeable audience.
		Leshan, a trained psychotherapist, and researcher presents a concise, comforting, and comprehensive guide to the subject.
	www.amazon.com /How-Meditate-Self-Discovery-Lawrence-Leshan/dp/0553244531 (2066 words)

	LESHAN CITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After he returned to China, he wrote a letter saying that Leshan City would be a suitable choice, because Leshan is the place where Guo Moruo was born.
		In 2001, the China - Japan Friendship School was founded in Leshan City, the birthplace of Gou Morou, as one of the events of celebration of the 20th anniversary of friendship, with the cooperation of citizens of both cities.
		In 2004, the former residence of Gou Morou and transferred to the park in 5-chome Mama, was restored to be its original state and was opened as the Ichikawa City Gou Morou Memorial Hall.
	www.city.ichikawa.chiba.jp /koku/homon/raku_e.htm (714 words)

	Leshan Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
		by Lawrence LeShan, Ph.D. This book is of great help to the professional and most of all to the patient and family in understanding this most elusive connection between the emotions and cancer.
		LeShan offers a sympathetic initiation to the benefits of meditation and a description of the four distinctly different techniques: the path through the intellect, the path through the emotions, the route of the body, and the path of action.
		LeShan brings her popular insights to such topics as maintaining youthful optimism, love in later years, and more.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Leshan (834 words)

	Leshan travel guide - Wikitravel
		Leshan (乐山) is a city near Mount Emei in Sichuan Province, famous for its huge riverside cliff carving of the Buddha.
		Be wary of which bus station it arrives in Leshan, as there are two long distance bus terminals.
		The Grand Buddha is a 71 meter high sculpture carved into one of the large cliffs by the river.
	wikitravel.org /en/Leshan (405 words)

	Ida Leshan Hochstein
		Above: Ida Leshan Hochstein, with her husband Sam Hochstein in the 1950s.
		Emily Leshan married Peter Sampton and has three sons, Zachary, Noah and Daniel, and Daniel has at least one child.
		David Leshan married Polly Evans and has three children, Erica, Timothy and Alison, and several grandchildren.
	www.documentedlife.com /ancestorsMHIdaLeshan.htm (2148 words)

	Hotels in Leshan - Leshan hotel reservations & reviews. Leshan travel guide and hotel list. Hotels in Leshan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Leshan hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Leshan accommodation.
		The Leshan hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts.
		For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Leshan, please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Leshan travel agent.
	www.asiahotels.com /hl/Leshan-China.asp (237 words)

	Leshan
		After or before Emeishan, from or to Chengdu, Leshan is a nice and interesting transit place which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
		Leshan is fairly easy to visit but if you want to visit the surroundings, go to the Yang's Restaurant, 49 Baita Jie (2112046), about 200 meters on the left after Jiazhou Hotel.
		It did however slow down a bit to let all the passengers have a clear look of two crushed bicycles adjacent to two dead bodies in the middle of the road...
	www.passplanet.com /China/cw/leshan.htm (994 words)

	China - Leshan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Leshan - this once a sleepy town has more to offer than its infamous Grand Buddha.
		Also nearby Leshan is the Thousand-Buddha Cliffs where literally thousands of small Buddha statues dot the cliffs (from 25-220AD).
		The climb to Emeishan, one of the buddhist sacred mountains, is hard and exhausting.
	franang.umiacs.umd.edu:8080 /~brabec/china/leshan (183 words)

	Cancer As A Turning Point: Home
		Using the psychotherapy approach developed by Lawrence LeShan, we offer five-day residential workshops, individual psychotherapy, and intensive "marathon" therapy for people with cancer, those closest to them, and individuals who simply want more zest and enthusiasm in their lives.
		As you change the ecology of your total being through this kind of work, there is often a positive change in your body's ability to resist the cancer process.
		Forced retirement, at any age, was also found to be associated with a much higher cancer risk for the next five years than for those who continue to work.
	www.cancerasaturningpoint.org (538 words)

	Attractions in Sichuan - Leshan Giant Buddha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The tour boats pass by for a frontal view of the Grand Buddha, which reveals two guardians in the cliff side, not visible from land.
		About 30 km north of Leshan, 2.5 km west of the train station at Jiajiang, are the Thousand Buddha Cliffs (admission fee RMB 30, open 8 am to 4h30 pm).
		For once, the name is not an exaggeration: over 2,400 buddhas dot the cliffs, dating from as early as the Eastern Han dynasty.
	www.beijingholidays.net /chengdu/attractions_Leshan_giant_buddha.htm (1850 words)

	Leshan Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Also, a picnic can easily be conducted on the nail (1.5 m long) of his big toe (8.5 m long).
		The main attraction in Leshan will be the 'Giant Buddha' as tall as 200 meters.
		This is the Giant Buddha on the east bank of Minjiang River in Leshan City, not far from Chengdu, rests his feet where three rivers -the Minjian, Qingyi and Dadu join.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Sichuan_Sheng/Leshan-1011767/Things_To_Do-Leshan-BR-3.html (306 words)

	Hotels in Leshan, Leshan Hotel, Sichuan province Hotels Reservation
		Brief city overview: Leshan is situated in the southwest of Sichuan province.
		The Jiazhou Hotel is located near Historia centreand is 20 Kms away to Railway Station,is 100 Kms away to Airport,is 5 Kms away to Fair,is 2 Kms away to Sea or Port.
		- Jiazhou Hotel is the first three-star hotel in Leshan concerning foreign affairs, which is located on the bank of Daduhe River opposite the Grand Buddha and the Sleeping Buddha, not far from Mt. Emei - the fairy land, Sansu's hometown, Mr Guo Moro's old residence and Mt. WawuForest Park subordinating to the state.
	www.chinahotels.org /Leshan (203 words)

	Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel ...
		The monkeys on the mountain are enjoyable and the view from the top of the sunrise over the cloud sea is great.
		The Buddha in Leshan is great, but very touristy, with people posing and pretending to stick their finger in the Buddha's ear (Like the leaning tower support shots).
		» The Leshan Buddha, over 1200 years old, is falling apart due to increased air pollution in ever more industrialized China.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/emeileshan.html (283 words)

	Leshan Travel Guide : Leshan Hotels/Hostels, Pictures, and Tourist Map of Leshan China
		Here you will find travel information with regard to Leshan and other tourist tips, vacation packages and hotels.
		Physical Features: located in the southwest area of Sichuan Basin with Chengdu Plain to its north; the complicated topography descending down from the southwest to the northeast featureing as hills, mountains and alluvial lan Tas
		Leshan Visitor’s Guide - Everything you need to know about Leshan.
	www.lonelychina.com /leshan (132 words)

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