Leshan
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Administrative divisions
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) |
Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Shizhong District | 市中区 | Shìzhōng Qū | 560,000 | 825 | 679 |
| 2 | Shawan District Shawan District Shawan District is a district of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
沙湾区 | Shāwān Qū | 200,000 | 617 | 324 |
| 3 | Wutongqiao District Wutongqiao District Wutongqiao District is a town and administrative district in Sichuan, China. It is known for producing table salt, and is within the prefecture-level city of Leshan. It sits along the Min River.Latitude: 29.3500, Longitude: 103.8500Sichuan-Transport:... |
五通桥区 | Wǔtōngqiáo Qū | 320,000 | 474 | 675 |
| 4 | Jinkouhe District Jinkouhe District Jinkouhe District is a district of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
金口河区 | Jīnkǒuhé Qū | 60,000 | 598 | 100 |
| 5 | Emeishan City | 峨眉山市 | Éméishān Shì | 430,000 | 1,168 | 368 |
| 6 | Qianwei County Qianwei County Qianwei County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
犍为县 | Qiánwéi Xiàn | 570,000 | 1,375 | 415 |
| 7 | Jingyan County Jingyan County Jingyan County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
井研县 | Jǐngyán Xiàn | 410,000 | 841 | 488 |
| 8 | Jiajiang County Jiajiang County Jiajiang County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.-Cultural attractions:* Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area, dating to the Tang Dynasty.-Further reading:* , April 19, 2010... |
夹江县 | Jiājiāng Xiàn | 350,000 | 749 | 467 |
| 9 | Muchuan County Muchuan County Muchuan County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
沐川县 | Mùchuān Xiàn | 260,000 | 1,401 | 186 |
| 10 | Ebian Yi Autonomous County Ebian Yi Autonomous County Ebian Yi Autonomous County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
峨边彝族自治县 | Ébiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn |
140,000 | 2,395 | 58 |
| 11 | Mabian Yi Autonomous County Mabian Yi Autonomous County Mabian Yi Autonomous County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.... |
马边彝族自治县 | Mǎbiān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn |
180,000 | 2,383 | 76 |
Transport
There is a passenger rail line that serves the MianyangMianyang
Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Its administrative area includes the city proper of Mianyang, with 985,586 inhabitants in the built up area , the county-level city of Jiangyou, and six counties, covering an area of over and a population...
–Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
–Leshan inter-city area.
The Chengdu-Leshan Highway with a total length of 160 kilometers, was finished on January 14th, 2000. This highway has since become very important to the city's development.
Historic monuments
In 1996, the Mount EmeiMount Emei
"峨眉山" redirects here. For the county-level city that Mount Emei is located in, see Emeishan CityMount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan province, China...
Scenic Area, including the Leshan Giant Buddha
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty . It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers...
, the largest stone-carved buddha in the world, was declared a World Heritage Site
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. Mount Emei is located within the county-level city
County-level city
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of Emeishan
Emeishan (city)
Emeishan is a county-level city in Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Leshan. Its population in 1990 stood at 396,445. It is named after Mount Emei, a famous mountain located within its administration....
, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of Leshan.
Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo , courtesy name Dingtang , was a Chinese author, poet, historian, archaeologist, and government official from Sichuan, China.-Family history:Guo, originally named Guo Kaizhen, was born on November 10 or 16, in the small town of Shawan...
is preserved in the Shawan District
Shawan District
Shawan District is a district of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city....
of Leshan.
Dialect
The Leshan dialect, part of the Southern linguistic system, is very different from the dialects of other cities in the provence of Sichuan, which belong to the Northern system.Some researchers say the pronunciation of Leshan dialects represent an archaic form of Chinese pronunciation.
Food
Falling into the Sichuan cuisine family, Leshan is noted for its food culture in that it has all the street food from its surrounding areas, which has made it the one-stop street food city. Typical specialties include:- Ma-La-Tang 麻辣烫 - Hot and spicy soup
- Bo-Bo-Ji 钵钵鸡 - Bobo chicken
- Shao-Kao 烧烤 - Street barbecue
- Qian-Wei Bao-Bing 犍为薄饼 - Qianwei Pancakes
- Dou-Fu-nao 豆腐脑 -
Local Card Game
A popular card game called Two, Seven, Ten is often enjoyed by the locals as an alternative to Mahjong.Suits
There are two suits: big and small differentiated by both colours and their characters/patterns. The big suit is red and the small suit is black.The cards belonging to the big suit always carry three points more than those of the small suit if the meld (see below) carries points at all.
Melds
When a player discards a card, any other player may "call" for it in order to complete a meld (a certain set of three or four cards) in their own hands. When a meld is declared through a discard, the player must state the type of meld to be declared and place the meld face up. The player must then discard a card (with the exception that they are making the second meld of four of a kind), and play continues to the left.The disadvantage of doing this is that the player must now expose the completed meld to the other players, giving them information on the availability of cards left in the deck.
- Duì meaning to make use of a pair) — A Duì is a set of three identical cards. If a duì is made by calling a card, a big duì carries three points whilst a small dui carries one point. If it is made in a player's hand during the initial drawing, their carry six and three points respectively.
- Kāi — A Kāi is a set of four identical cards. A kāi in the big suit carries nine points and six points in the small suit if exposed; or they both gain three extra points for being concealed in a player's hand.
If a player is forming a second set of kāi all cards (both concealed in their hands and exposed on the table) considered, they should not discard any cards for that particular turn or they will not be able to win the game.
- Chī — A Chī is a meld of three suited tiles in sequence or any three cards of the same number. They do not carry any points unless they are formed by the numbers two, seven and ten.
When a chī is formed by calling, any melds that contains the card being called need to be exposed to other players as well.
- 2-7-10 The meld 2-7-10 is a special type of chī which can only be formed if they are of the same suit. A black or small 2-7-10 carries three points when exposed, and six if not; a red or big set carries six or nine points depending on its visibility to other players.
- Jiang — The pair, while not a meld (and thus cannot be declared or formed with a discard, except if completing the pair completes the hand), is the final component to the standard hand. It consists of any two identical cards.
Gameplay
The game starts by a chosen player (if the first game) or the winner (of the previous game) drawing the first two cards. Each player then draws two cards until the lead has 20 cards in their hand and announces the end of the drawing phase by drawing one last card and discarding the first card. So each player has 20 cards to start w=|seat_type = Cin has two sister cities
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