Leshan (simplified Chinese: 乐山; traditional Chinese: 樂山; pinyin: Lèshān; literally: "Happy mountain"; Sichuanese Pinyin: No2san1; local pronunciation: [nʊʔ˧sã˥]) is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from Chengdu.
Population: 154,477
Latitude: 29° 33' 44.17" N
Longitude: 103° 45' 49.90" E
The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang,…
Mount Emei (Chinese: 峨嵋山; pinyin: Éméi Shān, pronounced [ɤ̌měɪ̯ ʂán]) is a mountain in Sichuan province, China. Its name is usually written as "峨眉山" and occasionally "峩嵋山" or "峩眉山" but all three are translated as Mount Emei or Mount Emeishan (a ling…
Leshan (simplified Chinese: 乐山; traditional Chinese: 樂山; pinyin: Lèshān; literally: "Happy mountain"; Sichuanese Pinyin: No2san1; local pronunciation: [nʊʔ˧sã˥]) is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sich…
Southwest Jiaotong University (Chinese: 西南交通大学; pinyin: Xīnán Jiāotōng Dàxué) is a national key university in Chengdu, Sichuan, affiliated to the Ministry of the Education of China.
The Dadu River (Chinese: 大渡河; pinyin: Dàdù Hé; Wade–Giles: Tatu Ho) is located in Sichuan province, southern China.
Emeishan (Chinese: 峨眉山市; pinyin: Éméishānshì) is a county-level city in Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan.
Shawan District is a district of Sichuan Province, China.
Jiajiang County is a county of Sichuan Province, China.
Shizhong District is a district of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China.
Jingyan County is a county of Sichuan Province, China.