Leshan, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Sichuan Province, is called history in ancient times and has the reputation of "the fragrant country of begonia". Leshan, located at the intersection of the Southern Silk Road and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, is one of the central cities in Chengdu Plain planned and constructed by Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration. Meishan in the north, Zigong and Yibin in the east, Liangshan in the south and Ya 'an in the west. The whole city is characterized by "seven mountains, two hills and one leveling" and belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. 1985, cancel the establishment of Leshan prefecture-level city.

Leshan City has jurisdiction over four municipal districts (Shizhong District, wutongqiao district, Shawan District and Jinkouhe District), four counties (Qianwei County, Jingyan County, Jiajiang County and Muchuan County) and two autonomous counties (Ebian Yi Autonomous County and Mabian Yi Autonomous County), and manages 1 county-level city (Emei Mountain City). [20] According to the data of the seventh population census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in 2020, the permanent population of Leshan City is 3 160 168. [2 1] The total land area of the whole city 12720.03 square kilometers.