Last time this 8th century UNESCO site got its toes wet was in 1940
Toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s
The statue normally sits high above the waterline, as seen here in February
A giant statue of Buddha in China has had it's toes dampened by floodwater for the first time since the 1940s.
The 71m-tall statue, a Unesco heritage site, was carved out of a rockface near Chengdu in Sichuan province around the eighth century AD.
It is normally high above the waterline, but the area has been hit by the worst flooding in 70 years.
Read more on The BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-53831271
Tourists and pilgrims arrive by boat to burn offerings at the Buddha's feet
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