Great Buddha, Lingshan, Wuxi, Jiangsu

The Great Buddha (大佛) at Lingshan (灵山), Wuxi, Jiangsu (江苏, 无锡市), stands 88 meters high, and was built in 1996. (Those are people on the stairs!)

Vairocana at Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Henan

Colossal Vairocana Buddha (毗卢遮那佛) at Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟) in Luoyang, Henan (河南, 洛阳市). It's said that this is the face of Wu Zetian (武则天), the empress who paid for much of the carving.

Great Buddha, Dafo Temple, Xinchang, Zhejiang

Great Buddha (大佛) at Dafo Temple (大佛寺), Xinchang County, Zhejiang (浙江, 新昌县)

Three Buddhas, Dafo Temple, Guangzhou, Guangdong

These three Buddhas (佛) at Dafo (Big Buddha) Temple (大佛寺), Guangzhou, Guangdong (广东,广州市) aren't really so big after all.

Big Buddha, Leshan, Sichuan

The Big Buddha (大佛) at Leshan, Sichuan (四川, 乐山市), built in the Tang Dynasty, is said to be the largest Buddha statue in the world. It stands 71 metres (233 feet) tall, and is carved into a cliff above a river.