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Time: 16th May, 2017
- Golden Summit - With a towering, multi-face statue of Samantabhadra and vertigo-inducing views of the cloud sea around the mountain, the peak makes a perfect reward for the thigh-shattering climb from Baoguo.
- Wan-nian Monastery - A large monastery with a fantastic statue of Puxian Bodhisattva, who is depicted as riding a white elephant with six tusks. The monks there are great, and they add a good deal to the ambience of the mountain. A part of the temple is a modern re-construction.
- Leiyin Monastery - This temple, and some of the others temples tucked away in the seams of the mountain, are worthy of exploring, although many are cheaply-made, modern constructions.
- Baoguo Temple - Contains a massive bronze bell, said to be heard from 10 miles away when rung. Y8 entrance fee.
- Jin Ding Temple - Near the summit, there is a terrace with a fine view
- Jiu Lao Cave - Close to the Xianfen Temple. Deep Taoist cave. Lots of pilgrims go there to burn incences. It does not seem advised to take this path in winter unless well prepared. Entrance fee : ¥2.
- Pinnacle Lingyan (灵岩叠翠). Emei Mountain lies seven kilometers southwest of Emeishan City and is one of the four mountain ranges in China that Buddhists consider sacred. It was included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1996. The mountain stretches more than 200 kilometers from south to north. Its main peak, Wanfo Top, is 3,099 meters above sea level. Since ancient times Emei Mountain has been described as “Beauty Under Heaven”.
- Bailongdong (白龙洞). White Dragon Cave, the Ming Jiajing when Jackson was built at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty biography, reconstruction, Qing emperor Kangxi had given United to the temple, Confucian classics. The existing before and after the two hall, before the three Temple, for Amitabha, mahasthamaprapta, a Buddism godness Guanyin Bodhisattva Buddhism; after the main hall, for Shakya Muni, Manjusri, Samantabhadra Sam kegon.
