Leshan
Leshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu, Min and Qingyi rivers in Sichuan province, China.
Leshan, formerly known as Jiading and Jiazhou, is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu, Min and Qingyi rivers in Sichuan province, China. By the end of 2024, the registered population of the city is 3.45 million. About 120 km (75 mi) from the provincial capital Chengdu, Leshan is a transportation hub and regional center in southern Sichuan. A historical and cultural city, Leshan is famous for world heritage sites Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha, as well as for its rich food culture.
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Worth seeing in and around Leshan
3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter tall stone statue, built between 712 and 804 AD. 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 southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan.
600 m · monumental sculpture · Wikipedia - 02Wuyou Temple
Wuyou Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Mount Wuyou, in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. It is in the same area as the Leshan Giant Buddha and is the main and oldest temple in the area, being designated as Leshan's key Buddhist temple.
1.3 km · building in Shizhong District, China · Wikipedia - 03Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
The World Heritage Site No. 779, Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, includes: WHS No.
900 m · set of two World Heritage Sites in Sichuan, China · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Browse the markets at wùyān jiē (婺嫣街) and xīngfā jiē (兴发街).
- 01Haitang Park
- 02Laoxiaoding
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Where to eat
As people from across China visit Chengdu for its culinary delights, every weekend thousands of Chengdu natives take the trip to Leshan to engorge themselves on some of the best food in China. Some popular local dishes include: Tian Pi Ya / You Tang Ya (甜皮鸭 / 油烫鸭) - roast duck, similar to Beijing Duck, with a crispier, sweeter skin.
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Getting to Leshan
- Airports
- Chengdu Tianfu (TFU), 107 km · Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU), 113 km · Chongqing Jiangbei (CKG), 279 km
- Chengdu (Jianyang) → Leshan120 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · ¥60–80
- Chengdu (Shuangliu) → Leshan112 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · ¥50–70
- Chongqing → Leshan270 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · ¥120–160
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No local-transport research exists yet for Leshan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Leshan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Leshan
Leshan is 55 km from Meishan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Shizhong Districtdistrict of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China1.2 km