Mount Emei has a prominent flat area, majestic, beautiful, ancient and magical. It is famous for its beautiful natural scenery, long Buddhist culture, rich animal and plant resources and unique geological landforms. Known as "Fairy Mountain Buddha Country", "Plant Kingdom", "Animal Paradise" and "geological museum", it is also known as "Emei is the best in the world". Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said, "There are many fairy mountains in Shu". Throughout the ages, Mount Emei has always been a resort for people to worship Buddha, browse, enjoy sightseeing, scientific investigation and leisure and recuperation. Mount Emei has enjoyed a flourishing incense for thousands of years, and tourists have been weaving, which has always maintained its charm.
Gorgeous natural scenery
Mount Emei is higher than Wuyue and Xiujia Kyushu, with majestic mountains, beautiful scenery and colorful weather. Known as "one mountain with four seasons, ten miles of different days". Tan Zhongyue, a poet in the Qing Dynasty, summarized the beautiful scenery of Mount Emei into ten scenes: Jinding, Xiangchi jathyapple, Jiulao Xianfu, Spring Rain, White Water, Autumn Wind, Shuangqiao Yin Qing, Daping Chicken Snow, Lingyan Diecui, Luofeng Qingyun, and Shengji Night Bell. Now, 265,438+0 new landscapes have been created, such as Cui Hua Bamboo Lake, West Lake Tingquan, Longjiang Yunzhan, Longmen Waterfall and Xue Yong Yanyun, all of which are fascinating. Into the mountains, the mountains are green and the ancient trees are towering; The peak turns and the cloud breaks the bridge; Deep valleys, the sky is high and the clouds are light; Rivers flow, and the sound of water gurgles; Fairy birds sing and butterflies dance; Monkeys play, harps play, exotic flowers and grass pave the way, and there are holes in the sky. In spring, everything is sprouting and lush; In summer, a hundred flowers blossom and are colorful; Autumn leaves are full of mountains and colorful; Winter is covered with snow. Climbing the Jinding, you can overlook it, with a wide field of vision and magnificent scenery. Watching the sunrise, the sea of clouds, the Buddha's light and the sunset glow makes you relaxed and happy; Overlooking Xuefeng, Gongga Mountain and Wawu Mountain in the west, the mountains are connected with the sky; Looking at the top of the Buddha in the south, the clouds are rolling and the momentum is magnificent; A bird's-eye view of Baili Pingchuan in the north is like a resplendent shop with a panoramic view of Dadu River and Qingyi River. Being at the top of Emei, I really feel that "other mountains are very short under the sky." .
The long history of Buddhist culture
Mount Emei is the Dojo of Samantabhadra and one of the four Buddhist shrines in China. According to legend, Buddhism was introduced into Mount Emei in 1 century. The development of Buddhism in the past 2000 years has left a rich Buddhist cultural heritage for Mount Emei, and created many eminent monks and great virtues, making Mount Emei gradually become a Buddhist holy place with far-reaching influence in China and even the world. At present, there are about 300 monks and nuns in the whole mountain, and there are nearly 30 temples, among which the famous ones are Guobao Temple, Khufu Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Hongchunping, Xianfeng Temple, Xixiangchi Scenic Area, Huazang Temple and Wannian Temple. Buddhist statues in temples include clay sculpture, wood carving, jade carving, copper and iron casting, porcelain making, yarn stripping and so on. Vivid in shape and exquisite in workmanship. For example, the bronze statue of Pu Xian in Wannian Temple is a must in the mountains and a national first-class protected cultural relic. Amitabha Buddha, Santi Buddha and seven buddha's bronze statue in Guobao Temple are precious Buddha statues. There are Baye Sutra, Huayan Copper Pagoda, the late bell of the holy relic, the bronze tablet of Jinding and the golden seal of Pu Xian, all of which are precious Buddhist cultural relics. The Buddhist music in Emei Mountain is colorful and unique. Emeishan Wushu, as one of the three major schools of China Wushu, enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. These rich Buddhist cultural heritages are treasures in China's cultural treasure house.
Abundant animal and plant resources
Mount Emei, with its beautiful scenery and evergreen seasons, is known as the "ancient plant kingdom". Due to the special terrain, abundant rainfall, diverse climate and complex soil structure, it has created an excellent ecological environment for the growth and reproduction of various biological species. Therefore, there are more than 3,200 species of higher plants in Fiona Fang 154 square kilometers, accounting for110 of the total species in China, which is equivalent to the sum of plant species in Europe. Among the plants growing in Emei Mountain, there are Davidia involucrata and Alsophila spinulosa, which are called living fossils of plants, as well as the famous Abies Emei, Nanmu and Toona sinensis. There are all kinds of orchids, azaleas and so on. , as well as a variety of precious medicinal plants and patches of bamboo forests. These plants adorn Mount Emei, creating a natural paradise for all kinds of animals. There are more than 2,300 kinds of wild animals in Emei Mountain, including rare giant panda, black zygomatic panda, red panda, macaque, silver pheasant, butterfly, harpsichord frog, ring-hairy earthworm and so on. Monkeys in Emei Mountain, in particular, are surprised by people and enjoy themselves with others, becoming a unique "living landscape" of Emei Mountain, which is famous at home and abroad.
The magical geological museum.
The Yanshan movement in the late Mesozoic in the geological history of China laid the outline of the geological structure of Mount Emei, and the Himalayan movement in the neotectonic period and the strong uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau created the majestic Mount Emei. Mount Emei is well exposed. Among the 13 series strata exposed in the world, except Silurian, Devonian and Carboniferous, all other 10 series are exposed. Due to the intermittent uplift of the mountain and the different uplift speed of the fault, it is decided that the overall landform of Emei Mountain is the southwest mountain and the northeast shallow hilly plain. People often call Emei Mountain "three buildings and seven small buildings", that is, Jieyin Temple is the foot of the third floor, Xixiangchi Scenic Area is the foot of the second floor, and Guobao Temple is the foot of the first floor. It is the internal and external carving of nature that has created countless wonderful landscapes, dressed Emei Mountain beautifully, and made the majestic, beautiful, strange, quiet and dangerous in one mountain.