Emei Shan, Sichuan

Emei Shan is one of 4 famous Buddhist mountains (the others are Putuoshan, Wutai Shan and Jiuhua Shan). Here you will find lush mountain scenery with Buddhist shrines and monasteries scattered all over. Mountain altitudes vary from 500 to 3,099 meters.

It is home to 10% of China's flora and is noted for its endangered animals that protected including black bear, giant salamander, parrotbill and Asiatic golden cat.

In martial arts novels Emei Shan had always been featured as a female warrior monastery. Its heroines always fight against unorthodox evil factions and good triumph over evil eventually.

Baoguo Temple

Temple amidst greenery

Louhan on a peacock

Fuhu Temple complex