Mount Emei locates in Emeishan City of Sichuan Province (The city`s name came from Mount Emei). There are many kinds of geologic physiognomy. plants and animals. Mount Emei is the ``Nature Geological Museum``. ``the Nature Arboretum`` and ``the Kingdom of Animals``. Hundreds of nature scenic and many temples are dispersed over the mount. More than 5.000 kinds of plants and more than 2.300 kinds of animals are existed up to now. The living fossil of wood plant-Davidia involucrata and cyathea spinulosa. a rare plant on the verge of distinction. are under Grade-A protection. The existing temples include Baoguosi Monastery. Wanniansi Monastery. fuhusi Monastery. Xianfengsi Monastery. Qianfo Monastery. the Elephant-washing Pool and Huazang (Avatamsaka) Monastery on the Golden Sumit. etc.
The world`s biggist stone statue of seated Maitreya made in the Tang Dynasty - the Giant Leshan Buddha totals 71 metres high. The head measures 10 metres in diameter. the eyebrow 3.7 metres long. the eye 3.3 metres. the nose 5.6 metres. the mouth 3.3 metres and the ear 7 metres. The foot is large enough for 100 people to stand on.
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Bobbling-note Pavilion Two bridges are in front of the pavilion. Under the bridges water plunge forward. bobbling and splutting. So named it ``Bobbling-note under twin bridges``. It is one of th ten scences of Mount Emei. ��������chinesetrends.cn