The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long and is reputedly the largest reclining Buddha clay statue in China. After a restoration project in 2005–06, the Temple now attracts thousands of visitors.
The Dafo Temple or Great Buddha Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a Buddhist temple in Zhangye, Gansu, China, notable for its gigantic reclining Buddha statue made around 1100 during the Western Xia period, which is thirty-five metres long and is reputedly the largest reclining Buddha clay statue in China. After a restoration project in 2005–06, the Temple now attracts thousands of visitors.
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