Situated at the foot of Emei Shan, Baoguo Temple is the largest and most impressive temple in the area, and also a good gateway to start your visit to the mountain. A round trip from here should take approximately three days so make sure you are prepared before you set off!  A temple was first built here during the Ming Dynasty, constructed on a slope, with four halls built on top of one another. There are various religious relics and calligraphic exhibits on display and the hotel at the back of the complex was once a retirement home for Communist party members! more >>

The Elephant's Bathing Pool (Xixiang Chi) lies on Zuantian Po of EMei Shan. Its original name is Chuxi Ting which suggests that tourists often mistakenly thought that they had reached the top when they arrived here and felt very happy. Legend has it that the Bodhisattva Samantanhadra once washed his elephant in this hexagon pool before heading up to the temple at the peak of the mountain and thus the Elephant's Bathing Pool was born. This place is said to be the best place on this mountain to appreciate moonlit scene for it's very spacious at the front and the moonlit scene is really wonderful set off by the forests. There is a large temple built with lead covering here, setting against the cliffs and offering wonderful views of the surrounding countryside. Four government-owned guesthouses are located nearby and this is also a good place to see monkeys although they can be very ru... more >>

Golden Peak Temple (Jinding Si), is situated about 20m below the summit. This building is a 65m long bronze hall, and this location provides some of the best views of the entire mountain. A spectacular weather phenomenon occurs at the peak every so often, known locally as the "Buddha's glow". When the sun shines in a certain direction, an observer's shadow is cast onto the cliffs and surrounded with a "glow" of rainbow colors. This incredible sight can be seen from an airplane too and only occurs in three places in the world. Buddhists see this as a special sign that they have been chosen and there have been numerous suicides resulting from this sight as Buddhists leap for nirvana. Chains have now been constructed around the edge of the cliffs in an attempt to put a stop to this. Winter is the best season to experience this phenomenon, as the weather conditions ... more >>

Located on famous and beautiful Emei Shan, the charm of Emei Shan Hot Springs is more than its geographical advantage. Two distinguished characteristics identify it: one is its rare and precious water resource rich in a special kind of chemical element—radon, and the other is that it is the largest outdoor radon hot spring in China. The source of the hot springs is from as deep as 3,000 meters underground and was formed more than 2,000 years ago. The water quantity is large with a temperature of 60 ºC. It's a rarely seen high quality hot spring with a great medical value for its content of radon reaching 51.8-86.9 eman (the national standard is 15 eman), thus it's often called the noble of hot spring. Currently there are three hot spring areas on Emei Shan including Linxiu Hot Spring, Hongzhu Hot Spring and Yoga Hot Spring with different styles and ch... more >>

Wan Fo Ding, literally ten thousand Buddha summit, is the highest peak of EMei Shan topping 3,099 meters. It's said to be the living quarters of Buddha and thus named. With great varieties of plants and animals this is a wonderful place to enjoy primitive and natural beauty as well as a splendid bird's eye view of the whole mountain. A 21-meter-high pavilion is built here called Wan Fo Ge (Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion) with a grand bell hanging from the ceiling. The rule of hitting the bell is very special here. Everyday the monks hit the bell twice-at dawn and at dusk. Every time they hit it for 108 times with 18 hitting at a fast speed, 18 at a slow speed and another 18 at a moderate speed and then repeat it one more time. The 108 times represent 12 months, 24 Chinese solar terms and 72 Hou (every 5 day is one Hou), meaning the happiness of the whole year round. It is also s... more >>

Wannian Temple (Wannian Si), also often referred to by its name in translation, Long Life Temple, greets visitors who ascend the northern cable car from the road near the village of Jingshui. If you're hiking, you'll approach it from the direction of either Baiolongdong to the east or Chu Temple to the southwest; Wannian sits at the northern tip of the curcuit trail linking seven temples, monasteries, pavilions and Jiulao Cave. Built in the fourth century AD, the temple complex originally boasted seven halls. Today, only one remains, but the square structure and domed roof, siginfying earth and heaven respectively, remain impressive examples of Ming Dynasty architecture. Like many of Emei Shan's temples, Wannian Si contains a statue of the Bodhissattva Puxian (also known as Samantabhadra). At 8.5 meters, this copper and bronze statue, dating ba... more >>