Southwest China – Sichuan, Tibet & Yunnan (05 – Leshan to Chengdu)

Day 04 – Leshan to Chengdu

Slept a little late today but was still out of the hotel at 8am.  I stopped by a shop for a breakfast of hot steaming wanton soup.  Then I took bus 13 for a 15 mins ride to Grand Buddha site.

At first, I thought I will just be seeing a huge Buddha.  But it turned out that the Grand Buddha scenic area is big.  It actually houses a lot of other sights such as caves, temples, parks and a fishing village.

The Chinese character Fo shown below means Buddha.

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