Dafo Temple, or Great Buddha Temple, is located at the foot of Mount Emei, one of China's four Buddhist holy mountains in the eastern suburbs of Emei City, Sichuan Province. The temple, first built during the reign of Emperor Wanli (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty, is the starting point for the pilgrimage journey to Mount Emei.

Insgesamt 13 Mönche vom Jing’an-Tempel in der ostchinesischen Metropole Shanghai erreichten am gestrigen Dienstag nach einer 86-tägigen Fußreise den Kreis Rong in der südwestchinesischen Provinz Sichuan. Die Mönche im Alter zwischen 18 und 48 Jahren starteten in Shanghai und wanderten via Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei und Chongqing in Richtung ihres Ziels, dem budhistischen Berg Emei. Ihr gesamt

Sichuan which owns a vast land and a rich cultural history, the beautiful scenery of it is also countless. Dujiangyan which benefits the land of abundance, Qingcheng Mountain the birthplace of Taoism, the Giant Stone Buddha at Leshan which is a art treasure of statues carved on the stone...... Among them, the most attention is Mount Emei, the sacred palace of buddhism, the magnificent and beautifu