Mountain
Emeishan
Mt.Emei
Located in Emei Shan City, Sichuan Province
China. Its main summit is Golden Summit.
It's highest peak, Wanfo Summit, is 3099
metres above the sea level. Mt.Emei is only
30 kilometers from Leshan Giant Buddha,
the world's biggest and most ancient stone
sculpture of the buddha. Mt.Emei and Leshan
Giant Buddha was inscribed the World Natural
and Cultural Heritage List in 1996. Mt.Emei
is the famous national park with the century-old
history of China. Unique geographical and
climatically conditions endow Mt.Emei with
an unrivalled vegetation and countless ornamental
plans. Three peaks of Mt.Emei direct to
wards to the blue sky. Standing on Golden
Summit,visitors can view the Sunrise,the
Sea of Clouds,the Buddhist Divine and the
Saints ' Light. When you enjoy the snow-clad
mountains and trees like silver world in
the Winter, the azaleas flowers are in full
bloom like the sea of flowers in the Summer,
In Autumn, the Mountains are covered with
red autumnal leaf. the Beautiful scenery
shall make you enjoy yourself so much as
to forget to go home.
Mt.
Emei known as "Kingdom of the Buddhist
famous mountains in China. It has been known
as the place of Buddhist Rites of Smantabhadra.
There are 30 temples in scenic area. In
the center of the Wannian Temple is a huge
bronze statue of Samantabhadra mounted on
a white elephant. It weighs 62-ton. the
bronze statue of Samantabhadra and Feilai
Hall are listed in the state protection.
Mt.Emei has currently 164 historical and
cultural sites and 7000 relics and vestiges,
among which 850 are under the state protection.
Emei school of martial arts has developed
in China and is still poplar today. Mt.Emei
known as "Kingdom of plants","Geological
Museum","Animal paradise"
and "Buddhist celestial Mountain",
particularly famous for the "the No.1
Elegance of Mt.Emei under the Sun".
It is the tourist attraction for sightseeing,worship,
holiday,leisure and scientific research.
It has convenient communications. The Chengdu-Kunming
railway line and the express way run through
the city. It's 120 kilometers away from
Chengdu, and 30 kilometers from Leshan Giant
Buddha.
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