China News Service, Chengdu, August 23 (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) The reporter learned from the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Sichuan on the 23rd that the protection of the rock mass fence and sandbags on the foot of the Giant Buddha's "Buddha's feet" has been completed, and the scenic area has been prepared to respond to another attack. Process of rainy weather.
The "Buddha's Feet" of Leshan Giant Buddha was submerged in water on August 18. Photo by Kong Sheng
It is understood that, affected by the "8.18" heavy rain and floods, parts of the Leshan Giant Buddha Temple and Jiuqu Plank Road were affected to varying degrees, and cultural relic monitoring and safety facilities and equipment were seriously damaged. The protective layer of rock mass under the Buddha's feet was partially peeled off due to flood impact.
On August 12, the Leshan Giant Buddha's foot platform was flooded with water. Photo by Liu Zhongjun
After the flood receded, Sichuan cultural relic experts made a special trip to the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area to investigate the damage to cultural relics, and pointed out that it is necessary to promptly investigate potential safety hazards and take targeted measures to formulate protection and repair plans and technical plans for the damaged cultural relics as soon as possible to minimize the loss of cultural relics. At the same time, it will strengthen the investigation and research on the disease of the Giant Buddha, and accelerate the rescue and protection of cultural relics such as the rescue and reinforcement of the Jiuqu plank road.
Photographed on August 20, after the flood receded, the protective layer of rock mass below the "Buddha's feet" on the left and right of the Leshan Giant Buddha fell off. Photo by Liu Zhongjun
The weather forecast issued by the Sichuan Meteorological Observatory shows that it is expected that there will be light to moderate rain in various cities in the basin from the evening of the 23rd to the day of the 24th. Among them, there will be heavy to heavy rains in Chengdu, Ya'an, Leshan, Meishan and western Yibin, and local heavy rains.
Photographed on August 20, after the flood receded, the protective layer of the rock mass below the right "buddha's foot" of the Leshan Giant Buddha fell off due to the flood. Photo by Liu Zhongjun
In response to the possible heavy rainfall in Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, staff, public security police and volunteers urgently transported a large number of sandbags to the Buddha's feet platform, and used sandbags to protect the rock mass under the Buddha's feet to prevent flooding from flooding the platform. Stepping on part of the rock mass will cause an impact to avoid new injuries.
At present, the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has resumed receiving tourists, but the activities of visiting the Giant Buddha, Youjiang River, "Night Tour of Sanjiang" and "Night Tour of Lingyun Mountain" on the Buddha's Foot Platform have been suspended. (Finish)