Shizhong District, a district under Leshan City, Sichuan Province, is located on the southwestern edge of the Sichuan Basin, at the economic, cultural and political center of Leshan City, with geographic coordinates between longitude 103°32′56″-103°59′25″ E and latitude 29°28′05″-29°45′45″ N. The area is about 825 square kilometers. The area is about 825 square kilometers. The city's central district has a humid monsoon climate in the central subtropics, with a mild climate, no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. It is cloudy and foggy, with abundant rainfall and large inter-annual variations. As of October 2021, Shizhong District has 5 streets and 12 towns under its jurisdiction. The district's people's government is located at 116 County Street, Shizhong District, Leshan City. As of the end of 2021, the resident population of Shizhong District was 830,000 people.
During the Warring States period, the Qin destroyed Shu, Shu County, Leshan is Shu County jurisdiction; December 20, 1949, the establishment of Leshan County People's Government; May 25, 1978, the abolition of Leshan County, the establishment of Leshan City (county-level); February 21, 1985, the withdrawal of land to establish a city, on June 17 of the same year, the abolition of the city of Leshan (county-level), the establishment of the city of Leshan City, the central district. City District location advantage is obvious, the territory infrastructure is complete, convenient land and water transportation. Chengle high-speed, Leya high-speed in this intersection, Chengmianle Railway through the territory, set up Leshan Station, the territory has the Qingyi River and other navigable waters. Shizhong District is a national historical and cultural city and one of the cities open to the outside world, has won the second batch of national regional tourism demonstration area, deepen the rural road management and maintenance system reform pilot areas and other honorary titles. There are world cultural and natural heritage "Leshan Giant Buddha", Oriental Buddha Capital and other scenic spots in the city.
In 2021, the city's central district will realize a gross domestic product (GDP) of 47.39 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4% over 2020 at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 3.9 billion yuan, up 6.9%; the added value of secondary industry is 14.278 billion yuan, up 8.3%; the added value of tertiary industry is 29.212 billion yuan, up 8.7%.