Mt Emei

A sacred Buddhist mountain in China

There are four sacred mountains in China where Buddhist pilgrims climb as

an act of worship. Mt. Emei is in western China near the city of Chengdu and is over 10,000 ft

tall. It has 5 Buddhist temples/ monasteries on it. We visited 2 of them.

Chengdu countryside

Drying rice bundles

Lingyan Temple on

Mt.Emei

Lingyan Temple detail

Facing this direction, the fish tells pilgrims they can stay here for free.

Bonsai

A porter’s harness

A porter will carry you up Mt. Emei for

a fee.

Wannian Buddhist Temple & Monastery

Beautiful views even with clouds.

A Buddhist Stupa to Puxian

A monk

A male lion

A female lion

Tea growing on Mt. Emei

Tea growing on hillside