Golden Summit

With an altitude of 3079m, Golden Summit is the second highest peak of Mount Emei. It’s the symbol and essence of Mount Emei. On the summit, there is a small plain and a bronze hall. When the sun shines on the bronze hall, its brightness dazzles the eyes just like the golden light, thus there is called Golden Summit. Stand on the Golden Summit and look afar, Chengdu Plain, Ming River, Qingyi River, Dadu River, Gongga Mountain and Wawu Mountain are all been seen.

The Golden Buddha on the summit is the tallest Samantabhadra golden statue in the world. The statue is 48m high and weighs 660 metric tons. It’s a gilded bronze statue which is designed by famous designer Li Zuyuan in Taiwan. The statue has ten heads in three layers, and they are facing ten different directions, which symbolize those Buddhas in the three periods of time and in ten directions.

In the Golden Summit, travelers can also see the four wonders of Mount Emei: Sunrise, Cloud Sea, Broken Spectre and Holy Light.