Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
CHENGDU, June 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mount Emei, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province, is an area of striking scenic beauty, notable for its lofty mountain and lush vegetation. It is also of great spiritual and cultural significance, in which there are archaeological sites, important architecture, tombs, ritual spaces, and collections of cultural artefacts, including sculpture, stone inscriptions, calligraphy, and paintings, among other traditional arts. Mount Emei is known as one of the four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism.
Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China.
With its natural and cultural values well interconnected, Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1996.
Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing
Aerial photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Photo taken on May 19, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Tourists rest at the scenic area of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
A monk is seen at Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Photo taken on May 23, 2020 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Yuan Shihong/Xinhua)
Photo taken on April 1, 2019 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 4, 2018 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows the interior view of a temple at Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Photo taken on April 15, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on May 24, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on March 29, 2019 shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows a golden statue of Buddha at Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2021 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Yuan Shihong/Xinhua)
A tourist takes photos of a tree at the scenic area of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 17, 2020. (Photo by Yuan Shihong/Xinhua)
Photo taken on June 5, 2022 shows the scenery of Mount Emei in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)■
