LANCASTER, Calif. -- Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris says a Chinese company wants to build a 10-story statue of the Buddha in the Antelope Valley.
The company -- which hasn't been named -- would build a monument similar to Hong Kong's 112-foot tall Tian Tan Buddha which is one of the city's biggest tourist attractions.
Parris says it wouldn't require any public funding as the company is willing to spend $31 million to build the statue and a cultural center. It would bring thousands of visitors a year to Lancaster especially since it's on the road to Vegas, which draws Asian tourists.
The tallest buildings in the Valley now include the seven-story Antelope Valley Hospital and the seven-story Embassy Suites hotel in Palmdale.
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