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The Grand Buddha at China's Lingshan Park, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, has inspired tourism officials to build at least 10 other large Buddha statues across China. The 88-meter-tall Buddha is made of 725 tonnes of bronze sheet. The park greeted 3.8 million visitors last year, raking in more than RMB 1.2 billion ($194.4 million).