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| Brief Introduction of Mt. Emei |
Located 156 kilometers away from Chengdu city, the capital city of Sichuan Province, Emei
the area of Mt. Emei is of exceptional cultural significance, since it is the place where Buddhism first became established on Chinese territory and from where it spread widely throughout the east. It is also an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated, and natural criterion for its high plant species diversity with a large number of endemic species. It also underlined the importance of the link between the tangible and intangible, the natural and the cultural.
Mt. Emei is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into one of Buddhism's holiest sites. Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. Some famous temples are: Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Wannian Temple, and Golden Summit Temple. Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally diverse vegetation, ranging from subtropical to subalpine pine forests. Some of the trees there are more than 1,000 years old.
The Mt Emei climb is filled with hundreds of views of luxuriant scenery and seemingly millions of stairs. The major scenic goal of Chinese hikers is to witness a sunrise or sunset over the sea of clouds at the summit. |
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| Mt. Emei Sightseeing Highlights |
 [Baoguo Temple]
it was built in the 16th century, enlarged in the 17th century by Emperor Kangxi, and rebuilt in recent years. Its 3.5 meter porcelain Buddha, made in 1415, is housed near the Sutra Library. A big bell, also made in the Ming Dynasty with a weight of 12.5 tons, has more than 60,000 characters on it. The sound produced by the bell is so deep that its echo spreads as far as 15 KM. |
 [Golden Summit]
The major scenic goals of tourists to be up here are to witness a sunrise or sun set over the sea of clouds at the summit. There is also a temple there, setting in a terraced complex near the cliff edge, derives from its former shiny bronze roof, replced in 1989 with bright yellow tiles. You can stay here at night then get up at dawn and join the swarms huddling on the terrace in the hope of catching the sunrise, which is marvelous on a good day, as it lights up the sea of clouds below the peak. In the afternoon, these clouds sometimes catch a rain-bow like rings know as Buddha’s Halo, which surround and move with your shadow. |
[Wanian Temple]
It is the oldest temple in Emei Mt. Last rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1945, which claimed all but the seventeen-century main hall, its pride is in dumpy pavilion out the back. Here, bare whitewashed brick and thousands of tiny iron Buddhas surround a stunning sculpture of Samantabhadra, riding a gilt lotus flower astride a great six-tusked white elephant. Samantabhadra reputedly visited the mountain in the sixth century, 400 years after which this huge bronze statue was built on imperial orders and brought from Chengdu in pieces. |
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