Wuyou Temple, like the Grand Buddha, dates from the Tang dynasty, and has Ming and Qing renovations. This monastery contains calligraphy and artefacts, with the highlights in the Luohan Hall 鈥 1000 terracotta arhat (Buddhist celestial beings, similar to angels) displaying an incredible variety of postures and facial expressions 鈥 no two are alike. Also inside is a fantastic statue of Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), the Goddess of Mercy.
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Le Shan鈥檚 serene, 1200-year-old Grand Buddha sits in repose, carved from a cliff face overlooking the confluence of three busy rivers: the Dadu, Min and鈥
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This temple is at the Golden Summit (J墨nd菒ng; 3079m), commonly referred to as the mountain鈥檚 highest peak. This temple is a striking modern renovation,鈥
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Reconstructed in the 9th century, Wannian Temple (1020m) is the oldest surviving Emei temple. It鈥檚 dedicated to the man on the white elephant, the鈥
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Between Qingyin Pavilion and H贸ngch奴n P铆ng (Venerable Trees Terrace), you will at some point encounter the mountain鈥檚 infamous monkeys. Unfortunately,鈥
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According to legend, Elephant Bathing Pool (2070m) is where P菙xi谩n flew his elephant in for a nice scrub, but today there鈥檚 not much of a pool to speak of鈥
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This large park houses thousands of Buddha statues and figurines from around Asia, including a 170m-long reclining Buddha, one of the world鈥檚 longest. Don鈥
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Constructed in the 16th century, this temple (550m) features beautiful gardens of rare plants, as well as a 3.5m-high porcelain Buddha dating back to 1415鈥
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Fabled to be the spot where legendary nymph Bai Suzhen morphed from a white snake into a beautiful woman. Surprisingly then, the temple that currently鈥
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Contains a modest collection of tombs and burial artefacts dating from the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25鈥220), included in the Grand Buddha entrance ticket.
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This large park houses thousands of Buddha statues and figurines from around Asia, including a 170m-long reclining Buddha, one of the world鈥檚 longest. Don鈥
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Le Shan鈥檚 serene, 1200-year-old Grand Buddha sits in repose, carved from a cliff face overlooking the confluence of three busy rivers: the Dadu, Min and鈥
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Constructed in the 16th century, this temple (550m) features beautiful gardens of rare plants, as well as a 3.5m-high porcelain Buddha dating back to 1415鈥
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Located about 1km from Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple (630m) is hidden deep within the forest. It houses a 7m-high copper pagoda inscribed with Buddhist鈥
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Originally dating to the Ming dynasty, the former Moksha temple was renamed Leiyin in 1884. A 4.8m Guanyin statue is housed in a much newer Guanyin Hall,鈥
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Named 鈥楶ure Sound Pavilion鈥 after the soothing sounds of the waters coursing around rock formations, this temple (710m) is built on an outcrop in the鈥
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Fabled to be the spot where legendary nymph Bai Suzhen morphed from a white snake into a beautiful woman. Surprisingly then, the temple that currently鈥