Leshan

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Leshan is a city in southwestern China best known for the UNESCO-listed Leshan Giant Buddha, a colossal stone statue carved into a cliff at the confluence of three rivers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
areaCodeType telephone area code
atConfluenceOf Dadu River
Min River
Qingyi River
climate humid subtropical climate
country China
dialect Sichuanese Mandarin
distanceFromChengdu approximately 120 km
economy agriculture
light industry
tourism
governingBody Leshan Municipal People's Government
hasAdministrativeStatus prefecture-level city
hasCulturalHeritage Buddhist grotto art
hasHigherEducationInstitution Leshan Normal University
hasLandmark Leshan Giant Buddha
hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Mount Emei Scenic Area
hasPopulationRankInSichuan one of the medium-sized cities
hasRiverPort yes
hasScenicArea Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
hasTouristAttraction Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
Oriental Buddha Capital
Wutongqiao ancient town
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Leshan Giant Buddha
knownFor Buddhist heritage
Leshan Giant Buddha
tourism
languageUsed Mandarin Chinese
locatedIn Sichuan Province
Southwestern China
linked to: Southwest China

upper Yangtze River basin
locatedOnRiver Dadu River
Min River
Qingyi River
locatedSouthOf Chengdu
near Mount Emei
partOf People's Republic of China
linked to: China
postalCodeType postal code
provinceCapitalOf none
region Chengdu Plain economic region
linked to: Chengdu Plain
religiousTradition Buddhism
subdivisionOf Sichuan Province
timeZone China Standard Time
transport Chengdu–Mianyang–Leshan intercity railway
Leshan railway station
utcOffset +8

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Sichuan Basin majorCity Leshan
Min River flowsThrough Leshan
Mount Emei nearCity Leshan
Dadu River flowsThrough Leshan City
linked to: Leshan
Ichikawa hasSisterCity Leshan, China
linked to: Leshan
Ueda twinTown Leshan, Sichuan
linked to: Leshan
Guo Moruo placeOfBirth Shawan, Leshan, Sichuan, China
linked to: Leshan
Mount Bizan JapaneseName 眉山
linked to: Leshan
Ueda City hasSisterCity Leshan, Sichuan
linked to: Leshan
Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture hasTwinTown Leshan, Sichuan, China
linked to: Leshan
Iruma hasSisterCity Leshan, Sichuan
linked to: Leshan
Min River (Sichuan) flowsThrough Leshan area
linked to: Leshan
Wanfo Summit locatedIn Leshan
Golden Summit administrativeRegion Leshan City
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Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture borders Leshan
subject linked to: Yi Autonomous Prefecture
Wannian Temple near Leshan
Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture borderingRegion Leshan City
linked to: Leshan
Lingyun Temple locatedIn Leshan
Emeishan City partOf Leshan City
subject linked to: Emeishan city
linked to: Leshan
Dadu He passesNear Leshan
Leshan railway station serves Leshan city
linked to: Leshan
Leshan Municipal People's Government governs Leshan city
linked to: Leshan
Wutongqiao ancient town partOf Leshan city
linked to: Leshan