Colossal Vairochana Buddha at Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan. It's said that this is the face of Wu Zetian, the empress who paid for much of the carving. The image, sometimes called the "Chinese Mona Lisa," was carved in 676. Just the ears are two meters long!
Posted to Reddit et al, June 11, 2025
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