Is the Buddha in Lefoshan artificial or natural?

Leshan Giant Buddha is excavated manually, and the giant Buddha is a seated statue of Maitreya Buddha, with a height of 7 1 m, which is the largest cliff stone statue in China.

Leshan Giant Buddha was excavated in the first year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty (7 13) and completed in the 19th year of Zhenyuan (803), which lasted about 90 years. With a height of 7 1 m, it is known as "the mountain is the Buddha and the Buddha is the mountain" and is the largest stone Buddha in the world.