The scenery on Emeishan varies widely according to the seasons. In spring and summer, the foliage is dense, lush and green and, due to the sheer height at the top of the mountain, temperatures up here are a welcome respite from the baking heat elsewh…
The story begins on Mt.Emei, one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in the west of Sichuan Province. Once upon a time, there were two snakes living in the Emei Mountain for thousands of years. One was a white snake. The other was a green snake. At…
According to legend, the Elephant Bathing Pool is the spot where Puxian flew his elephant in for a big scrub, but there's not much of a pool to speak of today. If very lucky, you'll meet some monkeys here. The monkeys have got it all figured out-Xi…
Puxian is one of nemurous Bodhisattvas (pusa)in India Buddhism. When did Buddhism come to Mt.Emei? It is said that an old man called Pu(蒲）hiked Mt.Emei to collect medicinal herbs. On the ground he saw a trial of a sikadder's footprints, resembli…
Mt.Emei is characterized by its unique geological relief, biological soil and climate.Then ecological environment nurtures numerous kinds of plent nd animal species. The mountain is known as Kingdom of Plant and Paradies of Animals.The forest coverag…
Every chinese or overseas visitor enjoys climbing to the top of Mt. Emei——the golden summit more than 10,000-feet-high. The mountain itself is shrouded in the ever-hanging cloud of fog. Fir trees, pines and cedarsclithe the slopes; lofty …
