Leshan, formerly known as Jiading or Jiazhou, is a
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
located at the confluence of the
Dadu and
Min
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Places
* Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China
** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian
* Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China
* Min River (Fujian)
* Min River (Sichuan)
* Mineola (Amtrak ...
rivers in
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
Province, China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the
Sichuan Basin
The Sichuan Basin (), formerly transliterated as the Szechwan Basin, sometimes called the Red Basin, is a lowland region in southwestern China. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is drained by the upper Yangtze River and its tributa ...
in southern Sichuan, about from
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
.Leshan is an important industrial city in
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, a regional center city in the south of
Chengdu
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Economic Zone, an important hub city, an important transportation node and a port city in
Chengdu
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Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
.As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,160,168, of whom 1,236,188 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Shizhong, Wutongqiao, Shawan and Jinkouhe districts.
Leshan is a famous historical and cultural city with the reputation of "Begonia Fragrance Country". It is the first open-door city, model green city, excellent tourist city, national garden city and national health city. Leshan has three world-class heritage sites - world natural and cultural heritage
Emei Mountain
Mount Emei (; ), alternately Mount Omei, is a mountain in Sichuan Province, China, and is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. Mount Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. The mountains west of it are know ...
and
Leshan Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha () is a tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803 (during the Tang dynasty). It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southe ...
, world irrigation project heritage Dongfengyan and so on.
History
The area of present day Leshan was the seat of historical Jiading city,
[ which the historical Jiading city covered not entirely the same area with modern day Leshan city. Some of the area of Leshan county, was ceded to ]Emeishan city
Emeishan () is a county-level city in Sichuan province of China, province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 1990 stood at 396,445. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its a ...
in 1958. In 1978, Leshan as a county-level city
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was formed.[ In 1985, the Leshan ]prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
was formed, which Emeishan and other county level cities were under the administration of Leshan. Before 1978, Leshan county-level city had Shizhong (means ''city centre''), Wutongqiao (literally ''5-"tong"-bridge'') and Shawan (literally ''sand bay'') three districts.[ The establishment of Leshan prefecture-level city, also saw the disestablishment of Leshan ''Dìqū'', an administrative area that supervisee Leshan, as well as other county-level cities and counties.][
Xinchang town, Jiading city, was known for late ]Qing
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uprising against the government.
Culture
Tourist attractions
In 1996, the Mount Emei
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Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone-carved buddha in the world, which was declared a World Heritage Site
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by UNESCO
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. Next door to the Leshan Giant Buddha is the Oriental Buddha Park
Oriental Buddha Park is a cultural theme park in Leshan, China featuring reproductions of Buddhist statues and Buddhist themed carvings made from stone, rock, and other materials.
The park is adjacent to the Leshan Giant Buddha, a tall Buddha ...
, a privately run cultural theme park, featuring thousands of reproductions of Buddha statues and Buddhist themed carvings.
Mount Emei is located within the county-level city
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of Emeishan, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Leshan.
The ancestral home of Chinese writer, academic and politician Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo (; November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang (), was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.
Biography
Family history
Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November ...
is preserved in the Shawan District
Shawan District () is a district of the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. Shawan is located on the Dadu River around 40 km (25 mi)southwest from what was then called the city of Jiading (Lu) (Chia-ting (Lu), 嘉定(路)), and now is the cent ...
of Leshan.
Dialect
The Leshan dialect
The Leshan dialect (; Sichuanese Standard Chinese: ''No2san1hua4''; ) is the Sichuanese dialect of the city of Leshan and is a variety of Minjiang. It preserves old southern ( Ba-Shu) features lost in other Sichuanese dialects and is very diffe ...
, part of the Southern linguistic system, is very different from the dialects of other cities in the province of Sichuan, which belong to the Northern system. Some researchers say the pronunciation of Leshan dialect represents an archaic form of Chinese pronunciation.
Food
Falling into the Sichuan cuisine
Sichuan cuisine, alternatively romanized as Szechwan cuisine or Szechuan cuisine (, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sichuan Province. It has bold flavours, particularly the pungency and spicin ...
family, Leshan is noted for its food culture in that it has all the street food from its surrounding areas, which has made it the one-stop street food city. Typical specialties include:
*Malatang () - Hot and spicy soup
*Boboji () - Bobo chicken
*Shaokao () - Street barbecue
*Qianwei Baobing () - Qianwei Pancakes
*Doufunao () - Leshan Style DouFu Soup
*Tianpiya () - Sweet-Skinned Duck
*Qiaojiao Niurou () Leshan Style Beef Hotpot
*Xiba Doufu () Xiba Tofu
* Mi Liang Gao () - A snack made with rice
Transport
There are Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway
Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway () is a higher-speed intercity railway in Sichuan Province that connects Mianyang, Chengdu, Deyang, Meishan, Emei and Leshan. The line is in length and can accommodate trains traveling at the speed o ...
and Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway serving Leshan.
The Chengdu-Leshan Freeway with a total length of 160 kilometers, was finished on January 14, 2000. This Freeway has since become very important to the city's development.
Education
Leshan Normal University
Leshan Normal University (LSNU; ) is a teacher's college in Shizhong District, Leshan, Sichuan, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a popu ...
() and Leshan Vocational & Technical College () are two government-fund colleges in the city.
The Engineering&Technical College of Chengdu University of Technology () is a non-government college, which was established in 2003.
Administrative divisions
Geography and climate
Leshan City is located in central Sichuan Province, southwest of the Sichuan Basin. Meishan borders on the north, Zigong
Zigong (, ), formed by the merger of the two former towns of Ziliujing (Tzuliuching, literally "self-flow well") and Gongjing (Kungching, literally "offering well"), is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, southwestern China.
Demographics
Accord ...
and Yibin in the east, Liangshan in the south, and Ya'an in the west.Leshan city is located in the transition zone from Sichuan basin to southwest mountainous area, the overall trend is high in southwest, low in northeast, with wide difference in height.Landforms are mountainous, hilly, Pingba three types, mainly mountainous.
Leshan has a monsoon
A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...
-influenced humid subtropical climate
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( Köppen ''Cwa'') and is largely mild and humid. Winter is short, mild and dry, with a January average of , and while frost may occur, snow is rare. Summers are long, hot and humid, with highs often exceeding , yet extended heat waves are rare. The daily average in July and August is around . Rainfall is light in winter and can be heavy in summer, and more than 70% of the annual total occurs from June to September.
Water resources
Leshan City borders on numerous rivers, with Minjiang River, Dadu River, Qing Yi River and many small and medium-sized rivers, is a water-rich area.
Gallery
File:JPG 3726.JPG, Night view
File:烏尤寺內.jpg, Buddhist temple
File:Leshan Buddha Statue View.JPG, The Leshan Giant Buddha
File:Leshan China Buddhist-Monk-01.jpg, Buddhist Monk in Leshan
Image:Lingbao Pagoda1.jpg, Lingbao Pagoda
Sister cities
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, United States
* Ichikawa, Chiba
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* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
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, Japan, established due to Leshan native Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo (; November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang (), was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.
Biography
Family history
Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November ...
residing there for 10 years with his wife, Sato Tomiko.[City of Ichikawa]
Leshan City
Notable person
*Dylan Wang
Wang Hedi (; born 20 December 1998), also known as Dylan Wang, is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his debut lead role as Daoming Si in the 2018 television series ''Meteor Garden'', which propelled him to fame internationally. His other not ...
*Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo (; November 16, 1892 – June 12, 1978), courtesy name Dingtang (), was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official.
Biography
Family history
Guo Moruo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November ...
* Zheng Shaoxiong
* Ding Youjun
* Huang shanglian
See also
* 1786 Kangding-Luding earthquake
An earthquake occurred on 1 June 1786 in and around Kangding, in what is now China's Sichuan province. It had an estimated magnitude of about 7.75 and a maximum perceived intensity of X (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. The initial q ...
Notes
References
External links
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Official Government Website
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Cities in Sichuan
Prefecture-level divisions of Sichuan