Leshan City, ancient name Jiazhou, Jiadingzhou, also known as String City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, is located in central Sichuan, southwestern Sichuan Basin, the terrain southwest high, northeast low, belongs to the middle subtropical climate zone, with a total area of 12,720.03 square kilometers. As of October 2022, the city has 4 districts and 6 counties under its jurisdiction, with 1 county-level city in its stead. As of the end of 2022, the city had a resident population of 3.153 million. In the twelfth year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1734), Leshan County was established in Jiading Prefecture. Leshan City is an important industrial city in Sichuan, a regional center city in the south of Chengdu Economic Zone, an important hub city, an important transportation node in the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration and a port city. The Chengkun Railway and Chenggui High Speed Railway run through the whole city. Leshan three rivers converge, Dadu River, Qingyi River in Leshan at the foot of the Great Buddha into the Min River. Leshan is a famous national historical and cultural city, with the reputation of "Begonia Fragrance Country", and is one of the first cities open to the outside world, a national model green city, China's excellent tourist city, a national garden city, and a national health city. Leshan has three world-class heritages - the World Natural and Cultural Heritage Emei Mountain and Leshan Giant Buddha, the World Irrigation Heritage Dongfengyan, etc. It has also been recognized as a national pilot city for intellectual property rights, and has been included in the list of National Model Cities (Counties) of Double Embrace, and has been included in the scope of the planning of the BaShu Cultural and Tourism Corridor. In 2023, Leshan City will realize a gross domestic product (GDP) of 244.75 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year, 0.5 percentage points higher than the province.
Chinese name
Leshan prefecture level city in Sichuan
Foreign name
Leshan
Alias
Jiazhou, Jiading Prefecture, Jiading Prefecture
Admin Div. Cat.
prefecture level city
Affiliated region
China - Sichuan Province
Subordinate regions
4 districts, 6 counties and 1 county-level city in its stead
Government seat
No. 98, Riverside Road, Poshuijie Street, Central District, City
Telephone area code
0833
Postal code
614000
Geographical location
Southwest China, south of Chengdu Plain
Area
12720.03 square kilometers
Demographic
3,506,800 people (2018 household population)
Dialects
Leshanese (language)
Climatic conditions
subtropical monsoon climate
Famous sights
Leshan Giant Buddha, Emei Mountain, Heizhugou, Jiadingfang, etc.
Airport
Leshan Airport (under construction), Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Station
Leshan Station, Leshan North Station, Leshan South Station (planning), Emei Station, Emeishan Station, Gandan Station
License plate code
Chuan L
Admin Div. code
511100
Gross regional product (GDP)
161,509 million dollars (2018)
Per capita GDP
49,397 (2018)
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