Leshan
Sign in to saveLeshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin, about from Chengdu, Sichuan, China. By the end of 2024, the registered population of the city is 3.45 million. A historical and cultural city, Leshan is famous for world heritage sites Emei Mountain and Leshan Buddha, as well as for its rich food culture. It is also a regional center in the southern part of the Chengdu Economic Zone, serving as a transportation hub and port city in southwestern China.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Leshan
- Settlement.native_name
- 乐山市
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- zh-Hans
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Prefecture-level city
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- Sichuan subdivisions - Leshan.svg
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- Location of Leshan City jurisdiction in Sichuan
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- Country
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- People's Republic of China
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sichuan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County-level divisions
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- 4 Counties, 2 Autonomous Counties, 1 County-level city and 4 Districts
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Shizhong District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 12827.49
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 1918.5
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 836.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020 census
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Leshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, on the southwestern fringe of the Sichuan Basin, about from Chengdu, Sichuan, China. By the end of 2024, the registered population of the city is 3.45 million. A historical and cultural city, Leshan is famous for world heritage sites Emei Mountain and Leshan Buddha, as well as for its rich food culture. It is also a regional center in the southern part of the Chengdu Economic Zone, serving as a transportation hub and port city in southwestern China.
==History== Leshan has a long history, with written records tracing back to around 700 BC during the Kai Ming dynasty of the Shu Kingdom. During the early part of what is termed the Spring and Autumn period, the Ba people, led by Kai Ming Bie Ling, migrated from western Hubei and settled at the confluence of the three rivers in what is now Leshan, including present-day Fengzhouba and the Dadu River. They established a tribal center. From the Qin and Han dynasties through to the Wei and Jin dynasties, the central government set up Nan'an County, laying the foundation for the present-day Leshan region.