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Leshan (Simplified Chinese: 乐山; Traditional Chinese: 樂山; Pinyin: Lèshān; Wade-Giles: Le-shan) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Leshan is on the Southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in Southern Sichuan. Leshan is about 170 km from Chengdu. Leshan Teachers' University is here. Leshan is the site of Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral. In 1996, Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in Leshan was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1200, 40 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Leshan ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ç®€ä½“å—; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«”å—; pinyin: jiÇŽntÇzÃ¬; also called ç®€åŒ–å—/ç°¡åŒ–å—, jiÇŽnhuÃ zÃ¬) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: æ±‰è¯æ‹¼éŸ³; Traditional Chinese: æ¼¢èªžæ‹¼éŸ³; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... A prefecture-level city (åœ°çº§å¸‚ Pinyin: dÃ¬jÃ shÃ¬, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in Chinas administrative structure. ... Sichuan (Chinese: å››å·; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; Postal Pinyin: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Location within China Chengdu (Chinese: æˆéƒ½; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu), located in southwest China, is the capital of the Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Location within China Mount Emei (å³¨åµ‹å±±, pinyin Ã‰mÃ©i ShÄn, Wade-Giles O2-mei2 Shan1, literally Delicate Eyebrow Mountain) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. ... Leshan Giant Buddha The Leshan Giant Buddha (æ¨‚å±±å¤§ä½›/ä¹å±±å¤§ä½›; pinyin: DÃ FÃ³) is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain range, lake, desert, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated, and confirmed, for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (the Kajal Sen/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

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Leshan has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the unrelated concept of physically neighbouring cities. ...

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Categories: Prefecture-level divisions of Sichuan | Mainland China geography stubs | Cities in Sichuan Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Sichuan (Chinese: å››å·; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; Postal Pinyin: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or vice-provincial city, in the Peoples Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law. ... Location within China Chengdu (Chinese: æˆéƒ½; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Cheng-tu), located in southwest China, is the capital of the Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. ... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Bazhong (Chinese: å·´ä¸; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: pa-chung) is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province. ... Dazhou (Chinese: è¾¾å·ž; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ta-chou) is a prefecture-level city in north-eastern Sichuan province. ... Deyang (宜宾) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan province, China. ... Guangan (Chinese: å¹¿å®‰; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: kwang-an) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Sichuan province. ... Guangyuan (Simplified Chinese: å¹¿å…ƒ; Traditional Chinese: å»£å…ƒ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-yÃ¼an) is a prefecture-level city in the Sichuan Province with a population of three million. ... Luzhou is a city with more than 100 000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Meishan (formerly Meizhou) is a prefecture-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Mianyang (Chinese: ç»µé˜³; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Mian-yang) is a prefecture-level city and the second largest city in Sichuan Province, in south central China, with a population of 5. ... Nanchong (Chinese: å—å……; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nan-chung ) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China and lies about 2 hours North-East by car from Sichuans capital city, Chengdu via the Chengnan expressway. ... Neijiang (Chinese: å†…æ±Ÿ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Nei-chiang) is a prefecture-level city in the central Sichuan Province, in south central China, with a population of about 300,000. ... Panzhihua (Chinese: æ”€æžèŠ±; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pan-chih-hua) is a prefecture-level city and in the Sichuan Province, in south central China. ... Suining (é‚å®) is a prefecture-level city within mountainuous Sichuan province in the South of China. ... Yaan (雅安) is a prefecture-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the western part of Sichuan province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yibin, city in south central China, in southern Sichuan Province, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze rivers. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Ziyang (Simplified Chinese: èµ„é˜³; Traditional Chinese: è³‡é™½; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tzu-yang) prefecture-level city in the Sichuan Province, in south central China, with more than 100,000 inhabitants. ... Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ... The Aba Tibetan Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: é˜¿åè—æ—ç¾Œæ—è‡ªæ²»å·ž; pinyin: Ä€bÃ ZÃ ngzÃº QiÄngzÃº ZÃ¬zhÃ¬zhÅu, Tibetan - à½¢à¾”à¼‹à½–à¼‹à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹à½¢à½²à½‚à½¦à¼‹à½†à¼‹à½–à¼¹à½„à¼‹à½¢à½²à½‚à½¦à¼‹à½¢à½„à¼‹à½¦à¾à¾±à½¼à½„à¼‹à½à½´à½£à¼‹ / Rnga-ba Bod-rigs Chavang-rigs rang skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Bar-khams county. ... Garze Tibetan Autonomous Region (Chinese: ç”˜åœè—æ—è‡ªæ²»å·ž; pinyin: GÄnzÄ« ZÃ ngzÃº ZÃ¬zhÃ¬zhÅu, Tibetan - à½‘à½€à½¢à¼‹à½˜à½›à½ºà½¦à¼‹à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹à½¢à½²à½‚à½¦à¼‹à½¢à½„à¼‹à½¦à¾à¾±à½¼à½„à¼‹à½à½´à½£à¼‹ / Dkar-mdzes bod-rigs rang-skyong khul) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Kangding County. ... Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region (simplified Chinese: å‡‰å±±å½æ—è‡ªæ²»å·ž ; pinyin: LiÃ¡ngshÄn YÃzÃº ZÃ¬zhÃ¬zhÅu; Yi: ê†ƒêŽ/Niep Sha; in IPA: [nÉ›21Ê‚a33]) ) is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan whose capital is Xichang. ...

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