Mengshan Giant Buddha

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Mengshan Giant Buddha 蒙山大佛
Dimensions	63 m (207 ft)
Location	Jinyuan District, Taiyuan, Shanxi
Coordinates	37°46′48″N 112°26′48″E / 37.7801°N 112.4467°E / 37.7801; 112.4467

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.^[5]

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