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Emei Shan

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Emei Shan, or Mount Emei, at 3,099m (10,167ft) is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China and is traditionally regarded as the bodhimaṇḍa (place of enlightenment) of the Bodhisatva Puxian (aka Samantabhadra) who made a pilgrimage to the mountain in the 6th century. It is the location of the first Buddhist temple built in China in the 1st century. The site has seventy-six Buddhist monasteries of the Ming and Qing period, most of them located near the mountain top. The steep mountainsides and deep valleys are swathed in deciduous forests and the area is extremely rich in biodiversity. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

It takes at least two days to hike the 45km from Baoguo town and a third day to hike 25km down as far as Wannian from where you can catch a bus back to Baoguo. Alternatively you can take a bus to start at Wannian or all the way to Jieyin from where you can hike the last hour or take a cable car to the summit. All the hiking is on stone steps - tough on the legs and knees!

You can stay at several of the monasteries on the mountain, although not the ones at the summit or at Wannian (now an expensive boutique hotel). The hotel at the summit is scruffy and extremely overpriced although it is the only place to stay to catch the famous sunrise – although I didn’t see it due to rain and low cloud!

Taken in: 中國 / 四川省 / 乐山市 (show map)

Taken on: May 17, 2013

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-G3, f/8.0, 1/40 sec, 14mm (=28mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-G3
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-0.66 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
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Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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