The scenic spot responded: The real body has always been seen, but this year the water level of the platform is lower than in previous years

　　Recently, a news that "the 'real body' of the Leshan Giant Buddha has been revealed" has appeared on the Internet, causing netizens to pay attention and heated discussions.

　　According to media reports, affected by the continuous high temperature and low precipitation, the water flow of the Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River in Leshan has decreased significantly, and the "real body" of the Leshan Giant Buddha at the intersection of the three rivers has also been exposed.

Soon, the news aroused the attention and heated discussion among netizens.

As of 12:00 on August 23, the Weibo topic #Leshan Giant Buddha's real body is revealed# has reached 670 million views and 17,000 discussions.

　　In this regard, many local netizens said that the Leshan Giant Buddha was usually fully exposed, but only the toes were submerged in the huge flood two years ago.

Some netizens joked: "I thought the Great Buddha was hidden underwater before, and what I saw before was a 'substitute' for the Great Buddha?"

　　Some netizens have questioned whether the platform under the Buddha's feet is also part of the "real body" of the Buddha?

　　Some Leshan local literature and history researchers believe that it is nonsense that the "real body" of the Buddha is completely exposed. This year, due to the drought, the water level dropped, but more of the rock mass under the water was exposed, but this part obviously does not belong to the "real body" of the Buddha.

　　Regarding the statement that the "real body" of the giant Buddha is fully exposed on the Internet, the relevant personnel of the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot Management Committee also said that this statement is definitely wrong. normal.

Even when the catastrophic flood came in 2020, it was only submerged to the toes, and the body of the Buddha was all exposed. How come the "real body" is now fully exposed?

　　The Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Spot Management Committee stated that at 12:00 on August 18, 2022, the water level of the Leshan Giant Buddha platform was 1.69 meters lower than the normal water level in the same period in August last year, and 10.53 meters lower than the "8.18" flood water level in 2020. Meter.

　　How tall is the Buddha?

The above-mentioned relevant personnel said that from 1932 to 1990, a number of different measurement data were recorded, which were related to measurement methods, equipment, and starting points.

In the early stage, it was found through 3D scanning drawings that some data were inaccurate and incomplete compared with the previous ones. The next step will be to consider comprehensive surveying and mapping of the relevant data of the Buddha.

　　Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Gu Aigang