Mount Emei
2 min readMount Emei（an elevation of 3 099 metres），located 165 kilometres from Chengdu，capital of.Sichuan Province，draws the most attention for its 154-kilometre spread，attracting tourists since ancient times with phenome-nal views all the year round.
Mt.Emei is known as one of the four primary shrine mountains of Bud-dhism in China and the famous national park，situated 7kin southwest of Emeishan City，Sichuan Province.The mountain stretches out for 23km from south to north，occupying an area of about 115km2.Viewed from afar，its catchy Dare and E’e hills stand side by side in quite a symmetry，long and thin like the delicate eyebrows of a beautiful maid，hence the name，which literally means“the charming eyebrow of a beautiful maid”in Chinese.
The long extending range of Mt Emei lies between Mt Liangshan and Mt Laishan，referred to as“Mr Emei block belt”in geology.In its very long development，the mountain has gone through various ice invasion，water erosion，and wind sweeping of the nature，and finally presents itself with a rich diversity of miraculous scenes.The altitude difference of thousands me-ters brings about a temperature drop as sharp as 15℃，.and atop the mountain it is rainy and foggy，with an average of 263.5 raining days a year，hence the mountain is veiled behind misty cloudsalmost all year round，and it is a rare opportunity to have clear glimpse of the entire moun-tain.
Mt Emei is a world famous site of tourism，with a miraculous view for each of its hills and a surprise every few steps.There are the recognized top ten scenes of Sunny Clouds over Luofeng Peak，Evening Bells at Sheni Monastery，Clear Sound under Twin Bridges，Morming Rainat Hongchun Terrace，Autumn Breeze over Baishui Monastery，Nine Sages’Residence，Elephant Pond in Moonlight，Overhanging Greenery at Linyan Rock，Snow World at Daping Monastery，and Buddha’s Halo at Golden Summit.There are the four natural wonders of Buddha’s Halo，Cloud Sea，Sunrise，and Holy Lamps.And there are the series of interesting sites such as Nation Dedicating Temple，Tiger Taming Temple，Myriad Years Temple，Clear Sound Pavilion，Immortal Peak Temple，Elephant Bathing Pond，Hongchun Terrace，and Golden Summit.
Featured with the graceful natural beauty，the long Buddhist culture，the rich resources of wild life，and the singular topography，Mt Emei wins itself the honor of“Top Elegance under the Sun”.
