Introduction to the Nie Tang Giant Buddha: After passing Drolma Lhakhang, continue northbound. When you are still more than ten kilometers away from Lhasa, you will see a huge relief painted Sakyamuni on a north-facing rock wall on the left side of the road. Statue of Nifo. People call it "Nie Tang Buddha". Nie Tang has been translated into Chinese by Nie Tang, Nie Dang, Ye Dang and other Chinese names. It is said that more than 700 years ago, when Pasiba, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, was returning to Sakya Temple from Dadu (now Beijing) of the Yuan Dynasty, the statue of Sakyamuni he brought with him suddenly said that he wanted to stay here, so this giant Buddha statue came into being. legend.