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Van de serie "Man Made Marvels" van Discovery Channel.

"Leshan, in the heart of China, is home to the biggest stone-carved Buddha in the world. The centerpiece is the 1,200-year-old statue of Buddha that takes the shape of a Maitreya or future reborn Buddha. With its feet at the confluence of three rivers, legend has it that the Giant Buddha was built to protect boats which often came to grief in the fast-moving waters. The statue, chiseled from the side of the Lingyun Hill in the eighth century during the Tang Dynasty, took 90 years to be completed. Today, the Leshan Giant Buddha is currently being refurbished on a scale larger than that of any other renovation of its previous renovations. However, this 71-metre man made colossus is facing a dual threat: erosion by the slow attack of time and swarms of tourists, and India's ambituous project to build a Buddha monument that is even bigger with cutting-edge technology that is touted to make it last more than 1,000 years. Delve into the history and significance of this monument, and the efforts and challenges of ensuring its preservation on MAN MADE MARVELS: GIANT BUDDHA."

Bron: HDTV

1080i / DD5.1