![Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/26/07d2e18c40754f1e9a453abef55dd2a4.jpg)
Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
![Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/26/9da539bb29bf4f4cbb3de7933c43d128.jpg)
Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
![Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/26/89eaffd732d649c4bed556c13b7707f5.jpg)
Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
![Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/26/79b4fa555f0d44adac0d4fc37d28f7e7.jpg)
Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)
![Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/26/deeeec52b1464f73b5d13f853bec379c.jpg)
Work continues to restore the Giant Buddha of Leshan in Sichuan Province, March 25, 2019. Standing 71 meters high, the statue was carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looks down on the confluence of three rivers. It will reopen to tourists on April 1 after undergoing repairs for the past six months. Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, was inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1996. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)