Shenshui Pavilion

It was the provincial governor Wu Yongxian’s villa and renamed Shengshui Temple in the Wanli period (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty and renamed Shenshui Pavilion in the Shunzhi period (1643-1661) of Qing Dynasty. The pavilion consists of four halls: Guanyin Hall, Maitreya Hall, Mahavira Hall and Samantabhadra Hall, which are constructed exquisitely. A spring pool named Shenshui Pool is outside the pavilion. The spring water is so clear that you can see the bottom of the pool, and the water is inexhaustible all year round. In hot summer under the burning sun, the spring water is still very cool; while in severe winter, when the surrounding forests are covered by ice and snow, the spring water is warm. Therefore, it is regarded as the sacred spring in Mt. Emei.