Leshan, whose name literally means "happy mountain," is a prefecture-level city located on the southwestern edge of the Red Basin in southern Sichuan, about 120 km from Chengdu.
The administrative area of Leshan is 12,827 sq km. Over 60 percent of the region is mountainous.
The annual average temperature in Leshan is 17.8 degrees Celsius, with an average low of 8.2 degrees Celsius in January and an average high of 25.9 degrees in August. The mean annual precipitation is 1,062mm.
Leshan boasts plenty of scenic spots and is especially well known for the Leshan Giant Buddha, the world's largest stone Buddha sculpture. In 1996 UNESCO named the Mount Emei Scenic Area, of which the Leshan Giant Buddha is a part, a World Heritage Site.
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