Leshan is a prefecture-level city located at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers in Sichuan Province, China. Leshan is located on the southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km (75 mi) from Chengdu. Leshan has a long history of over 2000 year. It is begin with Kaiming's tribe settled in Qingyijiang River. Since reform and development, Leshan has developed to a modern big city.
Leshan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate and is largely mild and humid with distinctive four seasons. Winter is short, mild and dry, with a January average of 7.1 °C (44.8 °F), and while frost may occur, snow is rare. Summers are long, hot and humid, with highs often exceeding 30 °C (86 °F), yet extended heat waves are rare. The daily average in July and August is around 26 °C (79 °F). Rainfall is light in winter and can be heavy in summer, and more than 70% of the annual total occurs from June to September.
Leshan City, with convenient transportation includes comprehensive development of Minjiang electric aircraft, Leshan Airport, Chengdu, Mianyang, Leshan High Speed Railway, Chengdu-Guiyang High speed Railway, Chengdu-Kunming Railway, Leshan-Zigong-Luzhou Railway, Leshan—Ya'an Railway, ten Express Ways and one Leshan port integrated transport hub.
Leshan city is an important agricultural production and processing base in Sichuan Province and has been built 24 Million mu demonstration areas of modern agriculture. Leshan city initial built five leading industries including bamboo, tea, animal husbandry, vegetables, Chinese herbal medicine. Leshan City, located in south area of Chengdu,Mianyang,Leshan Development Zone of Chengdu Chongqing Economic Zone in Sichuan province, is production base of clean energy, new materials and building materials and is an important industrial city.
Leshan city is an excellent tourist city and a famous historical and cultural city in China. Leshan, the world famous ecological and cultural tourist destination and China's best tourist destination is one of world's natural and cultural heritage cities in china. the Mount Emei Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest stone-carved buddha in the world, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Population: 3.33 million
Temperature: average17 °C (62.6 °F)
