The giant Buddha statue located east of Leshan City in Sichuan Province near the confluence of the Min and Dadu Rivers was carved between 713-803 AD, taking over 90 years to complete.
The giant Buddha statue located east of Leshan City in Sichuan Province near the confluence of the Min and Dadu Rivers was carved between 713-803 AD, taking over 90 years to complete.
The document summarizes the challenges in building a railway connecting Beijing to Lhasa in Tibet, highlighting formidable mountain barriers, unstable permafrost, and fragile ecosystems. It describes how engineers overcame these obstacles through solutions like stone embankments, thermosiphons, bridges, tunnels, and environmental protections. The railway opened in 2006, bringing tourism and economic development to remote Tibet but also concerns about its cultural and environmental impacts.