PREFECTURE-LEVEL CITY

Leshan

Lèshān 乐山市

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A CLOSER LOOK AT LESHAN

Where rivers meet a sacred mountain.

Explore the Giant Buddha beside the rivers, then the temples of Mount Emei. Together they form a World Heritage property that connects landscape, architecture and Buddhist history.

Original editorial illustration · an imagined scene, not a documentary view.

FIND YOUR BEARINGS

A first introduction.

Explore the Giant Buddha beside the rivers, then the temples of Mount Emei. Together they form a World Heritage property that connects landscape, architecture and Buddhist history.

Read a short story below, follow its sources, then return to the map to explore another place.

This part of the Leshan guide is being prepared.

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Architecture

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Leshan · Architecture

Buildings that follow a mountain

A closer look at the temples of Mount Emei.

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Leshan · History

A figure beside three rivers

Reading the Leshan Giant Buddha in its landscape.

This part of the Leshan guide is being prepared.

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