Leshan Giant Buddha stopped receiving tourists due to heavy rain, and Vientiane Pavilion in Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area was washed away.

Giant Buddha is a popular and well-known tourist attraction in the local area. This is an ancient historical site built in the Tang Dynasty and the largest carved Buddha statue in China. It attracts tourists from all over the world every day. The following is the latest news that Leshan Giant Buddha has suspended ticket sales.

On August 6th, 2008, the management committee of the Giant Buddha issued a statement "Notice of the Giant Buddha on the Suspension of Tourist Reception on August 6th", saying that the reception of tourists would be suspended all day.

According to the notice, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, in order to ensure safety, the Giant Buddha suspended receiving tourists all day on August 6 (Tuesday) to carry out the investigation of potential safety hazards.

In the early morning of August 6, 2008, Vientiane Pavilion in Qianfoyan Scenic Area, Jiajiang County, Leshan City was destroyed by falling rocks and heavy rain. Qianfo Rock is located 3 kilometers west of Jiajiang County, Leshan City, with two opposite mountains and a river flowing. As a cultural relic of the Tang Dynasty, Qianjia Foyan Grottoes is a national key cultural relic protection unit. Vientiane Pavilion used to be the observation deck of the ancient Jingkou of Thousand Buddha Rock, from which you can see the landscape on both sides of Qingyi River.

According to the staff of Jiajiang County Cultural and Sports Tourism Bureau, it is estimated that the incident occurred in the early morning of the 6th because there was no monitoring. The continuous heavy rain and falling rocks caused the Vientiane Pavilion to be washed into Qingyi River as a whole. In addition, there is a falling stone near Wang Longping in the scenic spot, which broke the railing.

The staff member said that fortunately, no casualties were caused in the early hours of the morning. At present, the Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area has been closed, and it will be opened when the danger is eliminated. This morning, the Management Committee of the Giant Buddha issued a notice "Notice of the Giant Buddha on Suspension of Tourist Reception on August 6", saying that the reception of tourists would be suspended all day.

According to the notice, due to the continuous heavy rainfall, in order to ensure safety, the Giant Buddha suspended receiving tourists all day on August 6 (Tuesday) and carried out the investigation of potential safety hazards. Travel agencies and tourists who have booked tickets for today's mountain tour and giant Buddha cruise online in advance can contact the scenic spot to refund their tickets.

There is serious water accumulation in Leshan city.

Telephone numbers for online booking and refund: 0833-2 17772, 135 18234732, 13990660095. Tel: 0833-2 139652.

On August 5th16th, Chengdu Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow rainstorm warning: due to the combined influence of plateau low-value system and southerly airflow, it is predicted that there will be an obvious rainy weather process in our city from 20: 00 on the 5th to 20: 00 on the 6th, with heavy rainfall in some places, and the rainfall in some places can reach about 250mm ... Thunderstorms are accompanied by short-term gale of magnitude 6 or above. Please pay attention to strengthen prevention.

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On the evening of August 5, heavy rainfall occurred again in Leshan, Sichuan. At 8: 09 that night, Leshan Meteorological Observatory updated the blue rainstorm warning issued at 16: 26 to a yellow warning.

Serious water accumulation in urban areas

Some residential garages were flooded.

According to the video taken by netizens, due to this round of heavy rainfall, some roads in the central city of Leshan have accumulated water, especially the shopping malls around wanda plaza and wanda plaza.

According to the report of the fourth detachment of the Public Security Corps of Sichuan Provincial Public Security Department, due to the heavy rain, Leshan South, Suji, Fuxi Station and Emeishan Station of Hanlong Expressway were closed last night, and Leshan Station, Wutongqiao Station, Qianwei South Station, Qianwei North Station and Xinmin Station of Le Yi Expressway were closed; Small cars at Jiajiang Station, Qingshen Station, Meishan Station, Pengshan Station and Qinglong Station of Le Expressway are released every half hour, and trucks continue to be controlled.

At 8: 40 this morning, the fourth branch of the Public Security Bureau of expressway, Sichuan released traffic information, saying that expressway, the fourth branch of expressway, Sichuan, was affected by heavy rain:

Due to the K733 landslide, the Le Yi Expressway was restricted to the south in the direction of Le Yi. The collapse of the square outside Guanyin Beach on Chengdu-Leshan Expressway is controlled by Guanyin Beach. There are also two landslides in Hongya, Leya Expressway. Except music.

Affected by this regional rainstorm, many streets in Leshan city have accumulated serious water, and even some residential garages have been completely submerged. However, at 07: 44 on August 6, Leshan Meteorological Observatory lifted the blue rainstorm warning issued at 08: 00 on August 5, 2008: At present, the impact system has moved out of our city, and the precipitation tends to weaken, so the blue rainstorm warning was lifted.

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