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Emei Shan

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[1 : Overview]
[2 : Wannian temple]
[3 : Bailongdong to Hongchunping]
[4 : Xiangfeng to Yuxian]
[5 : Xixiangchi to Jieyin]
[6 : Jinding Si (Golden Summit)]
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Emei-Shan is a lush and tall sacred mountain dotted with twenty active temples and monestaries linked by hundreds of thousands of stairs. It has been one of the Middle Kingdom's four Buddhist Mountains since the advent of Buddhism in China and is nowadays a popular pilgrimage site. In season, you will share the path with people of all ages and all walks of life attempting the arduous climb of more than 2500m elevation gain. Despite the boisterous activity at the temples, shrouded in clouds of incense, the mountain is vast so there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy without disturbances the scenic views over precipituous crags, and the beautiful forest of pine, fir, and cedar trees. Emei-Shan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Emei is in Sichuan, 200km south of Chengdu, and can be reached by train.

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Incense batons being burned. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Burning incense batons at Wannian Si. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Pilgrims descend a staircase in the fog beneath Wannian Si. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Circular doorway in Bailongdong temple. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Waterfall beneath Qingyin pavillon. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Narrow Gorge between Qingyin and Hongchunping. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Covered bridge between Qingyin and Hongchunping. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Buddha image and altar in Hongchunping temple. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Desk counting frame and Chinese script on blackboard. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Urn and stairs in courtyard of Xiangfeng temple in fog. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Xiangfeng temple in the fog. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Trees outside Xiangfeng temple in mist. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Twisted trees on hillside. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Pilgrims with umbrellas descend some of the tens of thousands of stairs. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Weathy pilgrim carried on a chair. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Monk beneath Jinding Si (Golden Summit) temple in the fog. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Monks and pilgrims admiring a sea of cloud from the summit. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Sunset over a sea of clouds. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Fog sweaps over Wanfo Ding (Ten Thousand Buddhas Summit) at dusk. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Pilgrim prays in the Jinding Si (Golden Summit) temple at dusk. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Jinding Si temple perched on a precipituous cliff at sunrise. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Wanfo Ding  temple perched on a precipituous cliff. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Jinding Si temple in the morning. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color) Monk in Jinding Si temple. Emei Shan, Sichuan, China ( color)
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Places: Sichuan, China