THE ORIGIN OF LESHAN GREAT BUDDHA SANDSTONE IN SICHUAN PROVINCE

The historic famous city--Leshan is located in the, southwestern part of Sichuanbasin. Three rivers--Mingjiang, Daduhe and Qingyi,yiang converge here, and theworldfamous Leshan great Buddha with:、thickness of 70m is serenelly siting on the cliff bythe Ming jiang river, facing the distant city. The red sandstone from which the staiue was carved is very attractive and interesting togeologists for its large-scale cross-beddines and unique seq,uences.In this paper, the originof the red sandstone will be discussed in detail.