Dafosi

Dafosi is a locality in Leshan, East Sichuan, Sichuan. Dafosi is situated nearby to the village Jiufeng, as well as near the locality Renjiaba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leshan Giant Buddha and Wuyou Temple.

Leshan Giant Buddha

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter tall stone statue, built between 712 and 804 AD. It is carved out of a cliff face of Cretaceous red bed sandstones that lies at the confluence of the Min River and Dadu River in the southern part of Sichuan Province in China, near the city of Leshan.

Wuyou Temple

Forest

Photo: Urga, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wuyou Temple is a Buddhist temple located on the top of Mount Wuyou, in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. It is in the same area as the Leshan Giant Buddha and is the main and oldest temple in the area, being designated as Leshan's key Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haitang Subdistrict and Lüxin.

Haitang Subdistrict

Suburb

Haitang Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shizhong District of Leshan, Sichuan, China. As of 2020, it administers the following 17 residential communities:… Haitang Subdistrict is situated 2½ km northwest of Dafosi.

Lüxin

Suburb

Xiaoba Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Shizhong District, Leshan, Sichuan, China. As of 2018, it has 6 residential communities under its administration. Lüxin is situated 4 km northwest of Dafosi.

Dafosi

Type: Locality
Location: Leshan, East Sichuan, Sichuan, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

29.54477° or 29° 32′ 41″ north

Longitude

103.77075° or 103° 46′ 15″ east

Elevation

425 metres (1,394 feet)

Open location code

7PX5GQVC+W8

GeoNames ID

6959412

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In Other Languages

“Dafosi” goes by many names.

Chinese: “大佛寺”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Dadu River and Qingyi River.

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