Mount Emei rises 3,099 meters above sea level in Emei County, 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu. Its charming scenery has won it the name of “Emei, the Greatest Beauty under Heaven.” ...

The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit Mount Emei. The addition of other temples turned the site into ...