This footage was filmed and produced 2 August 2022.

The Lushena Giant Buddha in the Longmen Grottoes is seen after months of "major repairs" in Luoyang, Henan province, China, on Aug 2, 2022.

The Lushena Buddha in Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province is a statue of the Buddha based on Wu Zetian's own appearance and appearance. The head of the giant Buddha is a reproduction of Wu Zetian's appearance when she was 48 years old. The total height of the statue is 17.14 meters, the head is 4 meters high, and the ears are 1.9 meters long. Known for her mysterious smile.

The Lushena Giant Buddha was dug in the third year of Xianheng (AD 672) of Emperor Gao-zong of Tang Dynasty. It is located in the big Lushena statue niche on the southern mountainside of Longmen West Mountain in Luoyang. For more than one thousand years, the Lushena Giant Buddha only collapsed below its hands and legs due to cracks in the early geological layer and temperature change factors, and the rest are still basically intact. The Lushena Giant Buddha is the highest level of art, the most rigorous overall design and the largest statue in the Longmen Grottoes. It is famous for its mysterious smile and is praised by foreign tourists as the "Mona Lisa of the East" and "the most beautiful statue in the world".