Mengshan Giant Buddha

The Mengshan Giant Buddha (Chinese: 蒙山大佛; pinyin: Méngshān Dàfó) is a stone statue located in the city of Taiyuan, Shanxi and was built during the Northern Qi dynasty.

[1][2] Initially discovered in a 1980 census, the statue was found to have its head missing.

[3] From 2006 to 2008, people constructed a 12-meter tall head for the statue.

[4][1] The site opened to the public in October 2008.

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