LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA in CHINA - The Worlds LARGEST Buddha

[@travelshorts]

The Leshan Giant Buddha is such a unique attraction to visit, you can only imaging the effort that went in to constructing it. We also finally managed to have an authentic hot pot on our final evening in Chengdu. I have written a FREE China Guide Book PDF with all our tips, tricks, best hotels, places to visit and more, you can download it here: bit.ly/4d8D23t

[@天边-x3n]

嗨一直关注你们，包厢一般是有空调的，可能没有开，在这里可以像你们推荐一下我的家乡，安徽黄山，非常好看

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

The "fat celery" looks like celtuse, or stem lettuce. It essentially looks like a romaine lettuce with a very long stem, and you actually eat the stem rather than the leaves. It is relatively popular in China actually, a lot of Sichuan dishes will have these in them.

[@liveinsea1]

ancient chinese are very smart and these carvings are full of metaphors. do you know why the budda is built there? if you look at the mountains from afar at a certain angle you can see a giant lying budda, and leshan budda was carved at the head of this lying budda. the icecream you got is tower shaped, and the tower is the male private part of the lying budda, no kidding. if you go inside the tower, you can see there is a hole at the top and you can see the sky thru the hole, why this design? you got it, right? not all chinese knows the lying budda either. the lying budda story is forgotten for centries, and rediscovered by accident as I said, you have to see it from a certain angle to realize that it is a lying budda over there.

[@FrankZhang-pj9nn]

for the hot pot, actually I noticed you didn't use the sauce, the sauce is the key and soul of the hot pot. usually you need DIY the sauce by yourself. e.g. put spring onion, ginger juice, garlic juice, coriander, sesame juice, sesame oil, chili oil, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce, etc together. when you pick up the food from hot pot, you need put the food into the sauce first before eat, it make the food more tasty. BTW, in China, if the food or hot pot is too spicy, you can always order the rice or noodle, when you eat rice with the spicy food, you will feel much better.

[@shawnlu9637]

Impressive, the dad is very positive even given so many unexpected things on the trip bad or good. That is the attitude going to influence the children in their future. Kudos to you.

[@LW78321]

Couldn't agree more. A very positive influence on his children

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@leahlee8291]

I also had bad experiences in Leshan because it was always crowded there and very tiring climbing up and down the stairs. But walking around the Buddha’s giant feet and looking at the Buddha’s head from there is an unforgettable memory though.

[@jackqi1105]

小姑娘真可爱

[@woojongson5431]

The boy is handsome too.

[@ivyshy98]

wow I've never seen the leshan giant buddha so packed lol. your kids are so well mannered. if I were their age, I would complain why are we waiting in line and fighting crowds to see a giant statue 😂

[@alanhonorofkings]

Welcome.Leshan is my hometown, there are variety of delicious food.The Leshan Giant Buddha is very magnificient. And you could visit the E'mei mountain, it's a very historic mountain

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the tips!

[@homelam2397]

❤❤

[@lewisyang5326]

耶，看到改翻墙勒老乡哦

[@HarveyChenBlog]

The dad is a perfectionist! But things often go out of expectations. Traveling is not only expensive but also strenuous! Hopefully don't let kids over exhausted. The Dad chose a smart travel route. 桂林山水甲天下Guilin's scenery is the best in the world. Look forward to watching your next episode!!❤❤

[@chuls2527]

一位法師和他徒弟共用了90多年時間才建築成樂山大佛..很值得實地到訪.我認為有缘.有福氣才能到實地的🎉🎉🎉❤

[@ymhktravel]

When you're in China, it really builds your patience. The patience to wait in long queues (or choose not to), to endure the cacophony that comes with a large amount of domestic tourists even in sacred and holy places like Mt Emei, etc. I've been to China few times and it's easier for me since I'm from SE Asia. Domestic tourism has taken off spectacularly since a couple of decades ago when the middle class grew and still growing. I mean China has almost any type of landscapes to travel to because it spans across different latitudes. You just need to know how to go, which entrance to go, what time to go (to escape most of the crowd), what time of the year to avoid China altogether (eg their chinese new year and national day) and lastly but most importantly, a huge deal of patience because almost anywhere u travel in China, there will be a lot of people. So do your research online and for me, I read Lonely Planet before I visit each country for the above things I have mentioned. Happy travel.

[@917amazon]

Thank you for show us these gorgeous scenery that never see before.

[@travelshorts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wuywut]

What a very good father! The two children are a bit shy, perhaps you should let them participate more in commenting and discussing. The children's viewpoints must be very interesting. Thank you for taking us on a tour of China. It was very objective and three-dimensional.

[@leahlee8291]

Agreed. Very much like to hear how kids feel about the trips in China.

[@SlowtravellerDan]

The kids behave so well👍👍

[@perhapsme988]

In China, PEOPLE WATCHING is more apt description than visiting most popular tourist attractions. Another lesson about visiting China. Try to avoid getting food, drink or snack inside any attraction sites. Generally they are highly expensive. Bring one's own drinks and snacks especially. Eateries away from tourist sites even in busy CBD are always much cheaper for meals that are far better in quality and variety. However many of these sites, eg Leshan Buddha is a sort of must do site. Thanks for another very well done video about China.

[@eycYang]

good for your kids to see the world and learning more different cultures 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@travelshorts]

Yes, thank you

[@stevenchu1216]

Wish you have a nice and pleasant journey there🎉

[@travelshorts]

Thank you, I will

[@鐘暁]

A great father and two lovely angels。

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@yuanyuanzhang-fb7vn]

Dad is the cook😁

[@daidsingszutu5728]

😃😃😃😃 Thank you so much for sharing your familys wondetful journey in Leshan, China. 🤠🤠🤠🤠

[@travelshorts]

My pleasure 😊

[@helenapeace-T]

Beautiful family❤. Thank you for sharing Leshan with all of us!

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for watching!

[@dianad150]

Hot Pot is very good value in a private dining room for what you ordered for 3 people. A lot of meat and veggies plus 3 different kinds of soup bases and drinks. I just came back from Europe, restaurant prices are crazy

[@SlowtravellerDan]

What a great dad

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@zhongguono1]

多么慈祥的父亲，带着两个孩子一起体验各种不同的经历

[@paulinechan1339]

What a video! It’s my first time watching your channel. II enjoyed it very much. Your children are awesome, no complaints about the wait nor walking too much. I really love that you quote prices for everything as it’s important for budgeting the trip, the wait time, travel time, etc. I shall subscribe to your channel. Thanks for making such a good video and sharing! Enjoy your trip and thanks again from Vancouver, Canada 🇨🇦

[@travelshorts]

Thank you so much!

[@hantonohalim-fs4hl]

Ein lieber Vater ❤und liebe Kindern 🙏

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@positivemindsets2225]

So enjoyable to watch your family journey in China

[@travelshorts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ninjapirate123]

I went here back in July 2024 and it was awesome

[@osuan9]

nice..

[@方大健]

Welcome to my mother land, China 🎉

[@woojongson5431]

Yummy!

[@sssyyy-em3mn]

爱❤️你们

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@泽军申]

You may just have travelled on a Chinese holiday with lots of travellers. Next time you can go to some old Sichuan food restaurant like ChenMaPo to taste authentic Sichuan cuisines， like KongPao Chicken， MaPo toufu.

[@chihyuanli1]

The little girl is so cute👍👍👍

[@zhipengyan6332]

great

[@Lionwith]

Thanks for sharing.❤

[@紀寶-r2j]

太棒了🎉很精彩的旅行影片❤讓我們觀看者省下腳力及經費💰⋯⋯謝謝你🙏

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for watching

[@roro-v3z]

Really nice!! Glad you guys enjoyed it

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@nagsennirvana7846]

Very nice bro

[@jinyeliu-jc1sv]

Have a good time!

[@Wintry_Jasmine]

Thank you for sharing.

[@travelshorts]

My pleasure!

[@meteor216]

go the Mount Emei, very beautiful

[@travelshorts]

Next time!

[@ywei0928]

Yeah! The dipping sauce of the hot pot

[@joeymelbourne]

you make us miss China, miss travel in China, miss Chinese food....so much fun, enjoy!

[@jinyeliu-jc1sv]

I really enjoy watching your two children and hope you have a great time.

[@travelshorts]

Thanks so much

[@高亚东-f7n]

霍利吃火锅，小脸都辣红了哈哈哈，真可爱。

[@ChingwuiHo]

❤👍👍👍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tsiyikwong2104]

❤👍👍

[@davidchung4691]

I had been to Leshan big Buddha twice, the first being in 1986 and then may be twenty years later I took my wife with me. It was not many tourists then and no big cave with lots of carvings, must be fairly new! Surprised there wasn't air conditioning in the restaurant private room! Thanks.

[@天边-x3n]

包厢一般有空调，可能没有开😂

[@毛毛-m2e]

Sssssssssssuper Dad!！！

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@forestsenlin]

谢谢你们的分享👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@travelshorts]

Glad you enjoyed watching

[@JoeKwok-l3k]

Holly is very adorable while wearing the Chinese apron in hot pot restaurant

[@junlifang2896]

🎉🎉🎉

[@sssyyy-em3mn]

棒👍🏻❤😅😊

[@weishenlee1631]

I'm looking forward to you and your children going to Changsha to see the statue of Mao Zedong in Juzizhou Scenic Area. I think it must be very interesting.

[@harryhan3317]

Holly is very energetic

[@Ying6961]

What a great trip to Leshan Giant Buddha! I am so grateful watching your video and it saved me going through all the hard work and trouble your family encountered. Thank you very much for your hard working to going through all the details for being on the trip. Thank you! I do enjoy watching your girl walking, she never looking tired at all. She is such a wonderful little girl with great personality. Your boy looks more stabilized/matured than her little sister. What a blessing family! By the way, it surprised me your dinner was a great deal. I guessed it was double triple the price. what a good deal for this dinner. Looking forward for your trip to GuiLin where I visited twice over thirty years ago. It is a great place to visit. I would like to suggest drinking more water than soda especially some unknown brand soda in China. Wish you and your children enjoy your journey in China. Thank you very much for your effort to making those videos!

[@ssomms2361]

If you are referring to the Mirinda brand soda shown in the video, that is not an unknown brand.

[@jamesz2436]

the dinner is coke, on the train that is Pepsi brand grape soda.

[@travelshorts]

I am happy you enjoy watching these videos 👍

[@debbietan8657]

Appreciating the expert use in chopsticks! It most likely was chicken soup for the non-spicy section of the hotpot. All types of broths used as a hotpot base

[@Joe-l6n4y]

在中国，暑假或者一些全国性假日的时候，最好去冷门的旅游景点😂

[@camels3269]

Thank you for the video! I'm currently planning my third trip to China and was thinking about visiting the Buddha since we land in Chengdu. On what day did you visit the buddha, was it in the weekend or during a holiday?

[@travelshorts]

We visited on Friday 5th April, which I believe was Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day. So that could account for the lots of people.

[@GloriaYANG-xp8qs]

还有就是我觉得如果去著名景点的话，最好选择非周末～这样人可能会少一点，如果是暑假期间，可能确实每天人都很多，视频里看着人真的太多了

[@georwoogle]

😀😀😀

[@k柳]

🥳

[@BX8UWT]

I am here to enjoy your beautiful British accent 🙂. Have a great time in China!

[@唐紫依-u3g]

Hello, I took a look at your arrival time in Leshan, probably in Tomb-Sweeping Day of China.People usually have a three-day holiday. That's why queuing is so exaggerated.

[@travelshorts]

Good to know, thanks.

[@xintaoli6818]

I invite you to travel to Wudang Mountain in Hubei, where it will not be crowded. Have a nice trip!

[@RealMonkeyKing]

Rich dad with two kids😏 i like them!!

[@travelshorts]

I wish I was rich 😀

[@susu02188]

不知道你有没有注意，在站台的地下有号码，在进站或站台上的屏幕上，会显示你的车厢对应的号码颜色，这样你就不会跑错车厢了，不过，颜色标志是中文的😂。下一集你乘坐的是商务仓，有没有进的商务休息室呢？ 绿色的蔬菜是莴笋，切成了小块。🥬 54:08

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the information

[@GloriaYANG-xp8qs]

看到说德国人插队，我真笑了😂😂

[@yuanyuanzhang-fb7vn]

🤣

[@凌xing-v6u]

我好像记得那个外国母亲也是带着俩个孩子旅游 在阳朔也是和他们坐同一艘船

[@azq9766]

😍😍😍

[@yuzhou-d6q]

没吃蘸料呀😂，下一集肉夹馍🥙来了

[@XXu-vf3bz]

Too bad you didn't spent few days in Leshan - it is like 10x yummier than Chengdu! Some say Leshan food is the best across entire Sichuan. I missed the pot chicken, eel pot and stilted beef so much...🤤

[@travelshorts]

Next time!

[@danlin-cn6mn]

The more people queue in the more popular the store is.

[@Huboran]

善哉善哉，您为自己和可爱的孩子们种下了善根，在阿赖耶识里种下了未来见佛的机缘和解脱的种子

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@gooer3460]

The Buddhas in the back were newly built in the 90s of the last century, and they can only be regarded as cultural relics after a few hundred years.If you want to see the stone carvings, I think the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang are a better choice.

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the info

[@xvchen8324]

火车票可以改时间的，只要一点点手续费

[@張桂英-x2s]

你們父、子、女三人在旅途上是受歡迎的。

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@zhongguono1]

商务座的体验的确很好，但价格也很好😂期待下一期的视频，祝你们旅行一切顺利

[@air1688]

Yes, early bird would be worth to go visit those sightseeing places, not only in China, but all around the world.😂

[@ymhktravel]

Those newer installations in the them park I can see that some of them are replicas found in ancient buddhist grottoes in other parts of China like Mogao caves in the western parts of China and and the Yungang grottoes in Datong. If you want to see the real ancient ones, go these places but I reckon you can give it a miss if you've already one before and if that province isn't part of your itinerary. I didn't know of this theme park when I was there at least a decade ago (so it should be new) but I find it should not be there if it isn't ancient, it does not feel like part of the Leshan area. They could install it outside the scenic area.

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the information

[@willdoit222]

My hometown!

[@travelshorts]

It’s a great place.

[@lokiii-w5p]

I'm sorry that you had a little bad experience at Leshan Buddha. As a Chinese, I also hate the act of jumping the line!

[@Lishanmao]

漫長擁擠令人沮喪的旅程，孩子們依然展現笑容，他們很棒🎉

[@volleymasters]

Never mix up check-in gates and platforms. Sometimes, a check-in gate may lead to all platforms... There are only 2 check-in gates at Leshan Railway Station but 9 platforms. We see clearly in green on the display when boarding "Check-in Gates 1,2" followed by "Platform 8".

[@lorirty]

key difference of the 3 gates is that north entrance is enter only, no exit. and there are 2 interesting spots on the north side. so if you do want to see the 2 spots and don`t want to waste your time to walk backwards, choose north gate. if you just want to focus on the buddha, south in east out will be a very efficient choice

[@travelshorts]

Thanks for the information

[@cindypong2105]

你走的每個景點人都超多的！是因爲暑假的關係嗎？

[@tuobaliuyun011]

他们是三月去的。。其实跟暑假也没关系。这些热门景点什么时候人都很多。中国人多。

[@walolaw8924]

留在樂山住宿一晚，時間上好用一些，還可以去峨眉山。

[@jackeylee2924]

为啥吃火锅不吃蘸料😂川味火锅的精华不就在蘸料里么😃

[@berlin-y8u]

Do you happen to remember the name of that hotpot restaurant @travelshorts? Would like to visit in an upcoming family trip to Chengdu. Thanks :)

[@travelshorts]

Looking at my receipt in Alipay it was called Xilinmen Hot Pot (Chunxi road Store) paste this in Google to see the location M35G+Q4 Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

[@VVJ-f3d]

其实乐山以美食著称，你们应该在乐山吃完饭😊

[@HarveyChenBlog]

Eating hotpot without dipping sauce😂😂😂 Lol! Why didn't the server teach them??

[@ssomms2361]

Maybe the server thinks they don't want dipping sauce? Who knows, lol.... And besides, if the patron didn't ask or show the need for help, it's better not to intrude.

[@nanyanguo1]

@@ssomms2361 the waitress probably assume he isnt new to eating hotpot

[@jesical-p4q]

你的路线就是我之前玩的路线，我是用你的视频来回顾我自己的旅游经历😂

[@eriche3326]

holly's fans here

[@kevinwu8607]

When you eat hot pot, you have to dip the meat and vegetables in the sauce before you eat them, otherwise they have no flavour

[@nanyanguo1]

not sure if he didnt know about the sauces or he just prefer to eat plain w/o them

[@愛燕鄭]

👍😘China🏞️⛰️🏞️⛰️🏞️⛰️

[@kellytsui4124]

來中國不久，筷子用得不錯👍😂

[@yyzz-x1d]

伟大的父亲！

[@travelshorts]

Thank you

[@patrickjiang6728]

I can't imagine that eating the hot pot without sauce😂

[@hopang7890]

In the hot pot restaurant, you gays did not get any sauce for the meats, you were missing the favour on all the stuffs! But never mind try again on next hot pot meal in China and don’t forget the sauce . Further more the meats just boiled for a few seconds that will be ready to eat, don’t boiled too long of the time, unless the vegetables. Enjoy your journey and fun.

[@CunquanDuan]

is it the holiday time ? if so, you need to choose the normal time to travel around🤣

[@travelshorts]

No this was back in March and April.

[@雨林L]

是我不会去的景点，人太多可看的太少。但看到有人是关闭之前去的，一个人没有 不是警察只是保安/门卫 一路看过来总觉得有些运气问题，虽然也和选择有关吧。做了攻略但总是差点，和我一样运气不好🤣