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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Leshan Giant Buddha and Wuyou Temple.
Leshan Giant Buddha
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter tall stone statue, built between 713 and 803. 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 national 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″ northLongitude
103.77075° or 103° 46′ 15″ eastElevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)Open location code
7PX5GQVC+W8GeoNames 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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