W.Y. of Random Citations has a post of this amazing sculpted Buddha: the world’s largest jade Buddha statue!
Anshan Jade Buddha Via WikiThe statue was sculpted from a piece of jade 7.95 meters high, 6.88 meters wide, 4.10 meters thick, weighing 260.76 tons. This piece of jade was found in the nearby Xiuyan town, known as "hometown of jade", on 22 July 1960.
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John here from New Zealand and currently teaching English in Anshan, Liaoning, China, the home of the Jade Buddha. It certainly is impressive and is the pride and joy of the people of Anshan. There is not a lot else here except for a very large steel mill and a town full of very friendly people
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