Leshan lies south of Chengdu on the Chengdu-Chongqing railroad at the confluence of the Minjiang, the Qingyi and the Dadu. This city, formerly called Jiazhou or also Jiading, has a 2000-year-old history. During the Han Dynasty, the district capital Nan'an was located here. The town has been called Leshan ever since the Qing era.
Leshan is an important center of the silk industry. An sight in sight in Leshan's surroundings is the the Great Buddha. |