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b.Cultural Heritage
With large number of cultural and historic relics, Mt Emei and the Leshan Giant Buddha scenic area leave rich historic and monumental legacy. They are common heritage of the mankind.
c.Natural Heritage
Mt. Emei is blessed with a world-acclaimed natural heritage. Below are details of selected items of landscape, geomorphic features, vegetation and fauna.
1. Major scenes
The Site contains a diverse natural environment. Along the 60 kilometers trail up to the mountain there are hundreds of natural scenic spots. Brief information of major ones are given as follows:
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Scene |
Location |
Features |
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Palaces in Clouds |
Golden Summit |
Atop the Wanfoding Summit, looking east, one will enjoy the seas of clouds under blue and clear sky. The Golden Summit is just towering aloft in the clouds. Magnificent temples and other buildings can be dimly seen in the sun, just like the mysterious Buddhist palaces. |
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Sunrise on the Golden Summit |
Golden Summit |
The day is dawning. On the eastern horizon, a purple sun rises slowly. Suddenly it jumps up with all its shimmering rays. The whole mountain then is in the golden sunshine. |
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Leshan Giant Buddha |
Mt. Lingyun |
The world's highest stone statue of Maitreya is carved on the Mt. Lingyun, facing the Dadu River. Viewed from a distance, the mountain is in the figure of a Buddha while the Giant Buddha also looks like a mountain. The cultural heritage is in perfect harmony with the natural landscape. |
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Surging Spring |
Maohe-gou Ravine |
The spring is near Maohegou. It is too deep to be sounded, with a diameter of 4 meters at the mouth. Every noon in fine weathers, water spurs out and a colorful ring of light appears over the spring in the sunshine, moving with the surging water. |
2. Physical features
The most varied topography of Mt. Emei includes a range of landscape of high peaks and deep gullies. These landscapes are direct result of special geological structure of Mt.Emei. The majority of the late Precambrian sedimentary strata are well developed. The Mt. Emei basalt of late Permian is of particular stratigraphic significance.
d.Buddha's halo and Holy lights
Buddha's halo
This is a special physical phenomenon. When the sun projects the shadow of the viewer on the clouds in front of him or her, ice crystals and tiny drops of water in the clouds may reflect the light to form a rainbow around the shadow. Only in few places with appropriate sync of light, landform and clouds could the halo be enjoyed.
Holy lights
On evenings when the moon can not be observed (either in the early or late period of a lunar month), and after rain, tourists may see countless shining balls of light rising from the foot of the cliff and floating up in the air. This is the mysterious scene of holy lights.
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