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Chapter 84: Visiting Emei

Mount Emei is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in country C, Mount Emei is located in Emeishan City, Sichuan, China, with a scenic area of 154 square kilometers and the highest peak of 10,000 Buddhas with an elevation of 3,099 meters. The terrain is steep, the scenery is beautiful, and it has the reputation of "showing the best in the world". It is located in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, in the southwest of Sichuan Basin, in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, standing between the Dadu River and the Qingyi River, seven kilometers southwest of Emeishan City, and 37 kilometers away from Leshan City in the east.

Mount Emei Scenic Area covers an area of 154 square kilometers, including four mountains: Da'e, Er'e, San'e, and Si'e. Mount Dae is the main peak of Mount Emei, and Mount Emei is usually referred to as Mount Emei. Da'e, Er'e two mountains opposite, looking at it from afar, the twin peaks are ethereal, like a thrush, this kind of steep and precipitous, the majestic momentum of being born out of nowhere, so that the Tang Dynasty poet Li Baifa "Emei is higher than the West Pole sky", "Shu has many immortal mountains, Emei Miao is difficult to match" admiration. Mount Emei is known for its foggy, perennial clouds and mist, and the rain is misty. The clouds and mist that fill the mountains are ever-changing, decorating Mount Emei gracefully.

Mount Emei is stacked with mountains, the mountains are majestic, the scenery is beautiful, the weather is thousands, and it is known as the wonderful metaphor of "a mountain has four seasons, ten miles of different days". The Qing Dynasty poet Tan Zhongyue summarized the beautiful scenery of Mount Emei into ten kinds: "Golden Dome Auspicious Light", "Moonlit Night of Xiangchi", "Nine Old Immortal Mansions", "Hong Chun Xiaoyu", "White Water Autumn Wind", "Shuangqiao Qingyin", "Daping Jixue", "Lingyan Stacked Cui", "Luofeng Clear Clouds", "Shengji Evening Bell". Now people continue to discover and create many new landscapes, such as the red beads embracing the cui, the Huxi listening spring, the Longjiang plank road, the Longmen waterfall, the thunder cave smoke cloud, the connecting flying rainbow, the lying cloud floating boat, the fir forest and so on. The new ten scenic spots of Emei are: Golden Buddha, Ten Thousand Buddhas, Xiaoping Love, Qingyin Pinghu, Yougu Spirit Monkey, First Mountain Pavilion, Cliff Stone Carving, Xiujia Waterfall, Yingbin Beach, and the starting point of the famous mountain. It's all fascinating. Into the mountains, mountains are stacked. Ancient trees are towering; Peak loop turn. cloud broken bridge connection; The valley is deep and secluded. A line of skylight; Thousands of gullies are flying, and the sound of water is murmuring; The fairy birds sing, and the colorful butterflies flutter; Spirit monkeys frolicking, piano frogs playing; Strange flowers pave the way, and there is no cave. In spring, everything sprouts and is lush; In summer, flowers are vibrant, purple and red; In autumn, the red leaves are full of mountains and are colorful; Wrapped in snow in winter. An expanse of white snow. Climb to the top of the golden summit and look far away, the field of vision is incomparably wide, and the scenery is very magnificent. Watching the sunrise, the sea of clouds, the light of the Buddha, and the sunset are refreshing; In the west, overlooking the snow-capped peaks, Gongga Mountain, Wawu Mountain, the mountains connect the sky; Looking at the top of ten thousand Buddhas in the south, the clouds are rolling, and the momentum is magnificent; Overlooking the Baili Pingchuan in the north, such as paving the splendor, the Dadu River and the Tsing Yi River are in full view. Standing at the top of Emei, there is really a sigh of "seeing the mountains at a glance".

The Yanshan movement at the end of the Mesozoic era in China's geological history. The outline of the geological structure of Mount Emei was laid, and the Himalayan movement of the neotectonic period was laid. and its accompanying uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, creating Mount Emei. Because the top of Mount Emei is a large piece of basalt erupted from the Paleozoic Era, the rock layer under it is protected to maintain the height, and because of the "strong waterfall cutting" in the mountain, it has formed a "canyon peak topography" with a height of more than 2,000 meters. The terrain along the mountaineering is multifaceted due to the strata: if it is in the limestone layer, there are cave landforms such as the Jiulao Cave; Through the granite and metamorphic rock area, it forms a deep gorge; The solid basalt on the top of the mountain is a scene of a lava platform.

Sinian system: Mount Emei lacks six groups of Lower and Upper Lower Leguas. The Shangtong Guanyinyan Formation is directly unconformable to the granite rock mass of Mount Emei in the Jinning period.

Cambrian: It is fully developed, and it is continuously deposited with the Sinian, which is one of the representative famous sections in China. The distribution is roughly the same as that of the Sinian system, and it is located in the area of Yuxian Temple, Jiugangzi and Xixiangchi, constituting the two wings of the Emei Mountain anticline.

Ordovician: distributed in Yama Slope, Mahayana Temple and other places, constituting the two wings of the Emei Mountain anticline. The upper part of the lower system and the middle and upper systems are missing. It is divided into two groups, namely the Luohanpo group and the Mahayana temple group.

Permian: Mainly distributed in Xinkai Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Lianghekou, Duduan Mountain, Lei Dongping, Jinding and other places. It is in pseudo-integrated contact with the Lower Ordovician, which is divided into two systems: upper and lower.

Triassic: distributed in Longmendong Canyon, Zhanggou, Jingshui and other places, constituting the two wings of the Niubei Mountain anticline. Its sedimentary structure and layered structure are very typically developed. It is integrated with the lower Permian and is divided into three systems: lower, middle and upper.

Jurassic: Mainly distributed in the northeastern part of Mount Emei, it is in pseudo-integrated contact with the Lower Triassic, and is divided into three systems: Lower, Middle and Upper.

Cretaceous: The distribution is basically the same as that of the Jurassic, constituting a north-east-trending broad and gentle anticlinal wing, and the lower system is missing. It is divided into two groups, namely the clamping group and the irrigation group.

Tertiary system: sporadic distribution, concentrated in the Xinqiao area. Its lithology is mainly semi-cemented conglomerate and sandstone, locally interbedded with mudstone, and is in contact with the underlying Cretaceous integration.

Quaternary: mainly distributed in the Emei River bed, Fern Ping Dam and the edge of the foothills. The lithology is characterized by loose mud gravel, clay and loam layers. Glacial sediments, alluviums, etc. are found in gravel layers.

There are many clouds and fog in the mountainous area of Mount Emei, with little sunshine and abundant rainfall. The plains have a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average temperature of about 6.9 degrees in January and 26.1 degrees in July. Due to the high altitude and large slope of Mount Emei, the vertical distribution of the climate zone is obvious, and the altitude of 1,500 meters ~ 2,100 meters belongs to the warm temperate climate; The altitude of 2,100 meters ~ 2,500 meters belongs to the middle temperate climate; The altitude above 2,500 meters belongs to the subarctic climate. Areas above 2,000 meters above sea level are covered with snow and ice for about half the year, from October to April.

Emei scenic area presents different climatic characteristics with different altitudes. Qingyin Pavilion below is a low mountainous area, the vegetation is lush, the wind is refreshing, the spring is clear, the temperature is not much different from the plain, and you can add a little clothing in the morning and evening. Qingyin Pavilion to Elephant Washing Pond is a Zhongshan mountainous area, and the temperature is 4°C-5°C lower than that of the plain under the mountain, so tourists need to prepare sufficient clothes. Washing the elephant pond to the golden top is a high mountainous area, in the clouds, the wind is cold and rainy, and the temperature is about 10 °C lower than the Baoguo Temple and other places under the mountain. There are plenty of cotton coats for tourists on the mountain, which can be rented by tourists. There is a "boundary" in the middle of Mount Emei, and the bottom of the mountain is called "Yangjian". The mountain is called the "underworld". Cumulus clouds have a certain weight. So the location of that boundary line in Mount Emei. Therefore. Visitors often hear thunder when they are in the Golden Dome, but only the "Yang" is raining, and the "Hades" are not raining.

The golden top of the gold Buddha is a bronze cast gilded craft Buddha statue, with a height of 48 meters and a total weight of 660 tons, which is composed of a pedestal and a statue of the Bodhisattva of the Ten Directions. The golden statue is 48 meters high, symbolizing the 48 great vows of Amitabha Buddha. Among them, the pedestal is six meters high. The length and width are 27 meters each, and the four sides are engraved with ten kinds of vows of the Bodhisattva. The exterior is decorated with granite relief, the statue of Fuxian in ten directions is 42 meters high, weighs 350 tons, the whole golden statue is perfectly designed, the craftsmanship is exquisite, it can be called the masterpiece of the bronze casting giant sculpture, it has extremely high cultural value and ornamental aesthetic value, it is the crystallization of the wisdom of artists on both sides of the strait.

The Emeishan spirit monkey is the spirit of Mount Emei, playful, naughty, funny and extremely humane. Seeing people without being surprised, playing with people, and having fun with people bring a lot of fun to visitors. It has become a living landscape of Mount Emei. Playing with the group of monkeys, feeding the monkeys, watching their various postures, understanding their living habits, and getting in close contact with them have become indispensable items for tourists to travel to Mount Emei. Mount Emei Ecological Monkey Area is located between Mount Emei Qingyin Pavilion, a line of heaven and Hongchunping, a long and narrow valley, covering an area of 25 hectares, is currently the largest natural ecological monkey reserve in China. There are three family wild monkeys in the ecological monkey area, with a total of more than 300 monkeys.

The top of ten thousand Buddhas is the highest peak of Mount Emei, with an altitude of 3,0099 meters, which means that "the residence of Fuxian, surrounded by ten thousand Buddhas". It is an eco-tourism area of Emei Mountain primeval forest, with scenic spots such as Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion, Alpine Rhododendron Forest, Black Bear Ditch, and Immortal Huitou. Ten thousand Buddha Pavilion is 21 meters high, majestic and solemn, and the "Wish Ancient Bell" hanging on the top of the building is simple and solemn. Ten Thousand Buddha Pavilion bell is quite particular, often hit one hundred and eight times: morning and dusk each knock once, each time knock eighteen times, slow knock eighteen times, unhurried and then knock eighteen times, so repeated twice, a total of one hundred and eight times, its meaning is that the year should be twelve months, twenty-four solar terms, seventy-two climate (five days for a wait), together for one hundred and eight times, symbolizing the reincarnation of a year, the earth is long, pray for world peace, the country and the people. Buddhism also explains that striking the bell one hundred and eight times can eliminate one hundred and eight kinds of troubles and distractions.

Qingyin Ping Lake is located next to Qingyin Pavilion, with an area of 300,000 square meters, which is a green ecological lake with pure water quality and crystal clear. Surrounded by green mountains and mountains, the ancient trees are towering to the sky, the lake is embedded in it like jasper, deep and shallow, bit by bit, I don't know whether the tree reflects the green lake, or the lake dyes the green tree. In the meantime, only listen to the thick shade of green trees, the sound of cicadas, the gusts of mountain wind, the slightest trace of water and air to wash away the dust, a good group of mountains and rivers, the joy of leisure. Here the summer is clear and the autumn is cool, the scenery is beautiful and beautiful, and it is a resort for vacation and avoidance; Even in winter and early spring, there is no cold wind and cold current, and it is still warm and picturesque, and the emerald color is smoky.

The first mountain pavilion, located in the center of the low mountain tourist area, shows the rich and profound cultural heritage of Mount Emei, shows the majestic and unrestrained magnificent momentum of Mount Emei, is the epitome of the ancient and modern culture of Mount Emei, is the largest copper pavilion in China at present, and is also the starting point for tourists to walk into the mountain. The first pavilion is built of copper, 6.7 meters long, 6.7 meters wide, and 14 meters high. It was built by Zhu Bingren, the first person in China's copper field.

The cliff carvings face the largest eco-tourism square in Mount Emei, located next to the yoga trail, north of the red bead top, and the yoga river flows slowly from the side, adding a quiet and elegant interest. The nine vermilion characters of "the first mountain in China" and "the leader of the mountain" on the cliff rock indicate the prominent position of Mount Emei among the famous mountains in China and show the natural and cultural charm of Mount Emei to the world. The famous quotes listed around represent the evaluation of Emei's "first mountain" by different figures in the Wei, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Xiujia Waterfall is a major attraction of the Welcome Plaza. "Xiujia world" is the condensation of "Emei world show", and the word "A" highlights the status of Emei and the temperament of Emeishan people. At the same time, the archway of "Xiujia World" and "Famous Mountain in the World" echoes each other, supplements and emphasizes the characteristics of "Famous Mountain in the World", and summarizes the historical status and landscape characteristics of Mount Emei. Standing in front of the waterfall, I saw the waterfall pouring from the sky, a white Lian hanging on the stone wall, the splashing water formed rain and mist in the air, the seven-colored rainbow loomed in the sun, the waves in the river rolled, and the sound rumbled.

Yingbin Stone Beach is the iconic landscape of Yingbin Square, next to the "First Mountain of Aurora" mentioned by the monk Baozhang, and the three big characters of "Mount Emei" mentioned by Emperor Kangxi, backed by the "Visitor Center" of Mount Emei and the Mount Emei Museum. Surrounded by greenery, mountain springs flow down from the rocks. Resembling a silk screen. The color is like white practice. Like a pearl inlaid with jade, like a crystal decorated with amber, the stream jumps and rushes, and the water sings happily, representing the hospitable Emeishan people, welcoming guests from all over the world.

Legend has it that Buddhism was introduced to Mount Emei in the first century AD, and the Buddhists established temples here in the late Han Dynasty. They regard Mount Emei as the dojo of Fuxian Bodhisattva, and mainly worship Fuxian Dashi. It is believed that Emei is the place where the Bodhisattva manifests and preaches the scriptures. According to Buddhist scriptures, Fuxian and Manjushri are both the two major attendants of Shakyamuni Buddha, Manjushri shows "wisdom", and Puxian shows "virtue". Fuxian Bodhisattva cultivates ten kinds of vows, also known as the "Ten Wishes King", so he has won the honorific title of "Daxing Fuxian". The image of the Bodhisattva always rides a white elephant with six tusks, as a symbol of great aspiration and complete merit. The reputation of the Bodhisattva spreads far and wide, there are widely believers, the Bodhisattva prospers because of the mountain, and the mountain is famous because of the Bodhisattva.

Legend has it that during the Eastern Han Dynasty. There is already a Taoist temple on the mountain. After Mount Emei was revered as the Bodhisattva Dojo, the whole mountain was changed from the Tao to the Buddha. Eastern Jin Dynasty. The high monks Huizhi and Mingguo Zen Master successively went to Mount Emei to live in tin to practice. During the Tang and Song dynasties, the two religions coexisted, and the temple and palace view were greatly developed. On the occasion of the Ming Dynasty, Taoism declined, Buddhism flourished, the monks once reached more than 1,700 people, and there were nearly 100 large and small temples in the whole mountain. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 150 temples.

The development of Buddhism in the past 2,000 years has left a rich Buddhist cultural heritage to Mount Emei, and has achieved many great monks, making Mount Emei gradually become a Buddhist holy place with far-reaching influence in China and even the world. Mount Emei Buddhism belongs to Mahayana Buddhism, and most of the monks are from the Rinzai sect and the Caodong sect. Mount Emei's Buddhist music is rich and colorful, and it is unique.

There are about 300 monks and nuns in the whole mountain, and there are nearly 30 temples, among which the famous ones are Baoguo Temple, Fuhu Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Hongchun Ping, Xianfeng Temple, Washing Elephant Pond, Jinding Huazang Temple, Wannian Temple eight major temples. The monasteries where the nuns practice include Fuhu Temple, Leiyin Temple, Shanjue Temple, Chunyang Hall, and Shenshui Pavilion. The Buddhist statues in the temple have clay sculptures, wood carvings, jade carvings, copper pouring, iron casting, porcelain, yarn removal, etc., the shape is vivid and the craftsmanship is exquisite. Such as the bronze casting of Wannian Temple "Fuxian riding elephant", weighs 62 tons, is 7.85 meters high, is cast in the Song Dynasty, has a history of thousands of years, can be called a unique in the mountain, is a national first-class protected cultural relic. The bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha, the bronze statue of the three-body Buddha, and the seven Buddhas in the Baoguo Temple are all precious Buddhist statues. In addition, the ancient bay leaf scripture, Huayan copper pagoda, Shengji evening bell, gold-topped bronze tablet, and Fuxian golden seal are all precious Buddhist cultural relics.

Buddha's tooth tooth is a high monk in the Song Dynasty who went to India to learn scriptures, welcomed from Sri Lanka, and enshrined in Huazang Temple along the South Silk Road after hardships. The tooth of the Buddha, according to the teachings of Buddhism, is the spiritual bone of the Buddha Shakyamuni. But this tooth is different, it has a smooth and oily surface like jade, and has purple stripes of different shades, it is 30 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and weighs 7 kilograms.

Bayeux Sutra, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the Emei Mountain monk Infinite Zen Master and the monk of Sex Kuan traveled all over the world to Beijing to prepare for the construction of the Big Buddha Palace, and turned the fate to the Empress Dowager Cisheng, coinciding with the Indian holy monk to Beijing to worship the Buddha, and presented a Sanskrit Bayeux Sutra to the emperor, and the Empress Dowager Cisheng gave the Bayeux Sutra to the infinite Zen master when giving a thousand taels of gold.

Wanli Golden Seal, Emperor Ming Xiaoding has no children, Empress Li heard that the Fuxian Bodhisattva of Wannian Temple in Mount Emei has everything to do. So he traveled thousands of miles to Xianshan to worship the Buddha, and soon after returning to the palace to give birth to a son, the prince was later enthroned as Shenzong. Shenzong was ordered by the queen mother to send the minister Zhonggui and others to the Wannian Temple to show gratitude, and gave a royal seal, which is copper and gold, and because Shenzong is the emperor of Wanli, it is called the Wanli Golden Seal.

In the past, Mount Emei was just a boulder with a radius of more than 100 miles, gray and white in color, high and blue sky, and no grass grows. In order to build a beautiful home, a clever and capable stonemason and his wife, a skillful embroiderer, determined to use their hands to hew the boulder into a green hill. The gods of heaven were touched by their determination and efforts. With the help of the gods, stonemasons chiseled boulders into rolling hills and deep canyons; The embroidery girl threw the carefully embroidered cloth and colored handkerchief into the sky, and the colored handkerchief floated to the top of the mountain, turning into a colorful halo of incomparably gorgeous; Bupa fluttered on the rocky mountain, turning into green forests, floating clouds, waterfalls and springs, blooming mountain flowers, singing birds, jumping monkeys, and wandering beasts. The green mountains danced, and the green waters sang. Because this green mountain is as beautiful as the eyebrows of the embroidered girl, people call this green mountain Mount Emei.

"Emei Mountain Chronicles" and other materials record such a legendary story: the Eastern Han Dynasty Ming Emperor Yongping six years (63 years of the official year) "June 1, there is a Pu Gong, collect medicine in the cloud nest, see a deer traces such as lotus, different, chase it without a trace." Because he asked the Baozhang monk who practiced on the mountain, the monk said that it was the Bodhisattva Fuxian who "appeared in Mount Emei according to his wishes". After Pugong returned home, he gave up his house as a temple, so Mount Emei developed into a dojo of Puxian Bodhisattva. Another information says that when Pugong of the Jin Dynasty was collecting medicine on the mountain, he saw an old man riding a white elephant and disappeared. The subsequent accounts are largely consistent. According to beliefs and legends, when temples were built in successive dynasties, they were centered on Fuxian Bodhisattva, and developed into one of the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism.

"There are many immortal mountains in Shu, and Emei is difficult to match", is the poem of the great poet Li Bai praising Mount Emei. Mount Emei is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and fabulous Buddha Immortal Mountain, the beautiful natural landscape and the long historical and cultural connotation are perfectly combined, complement each other, and enjoy the praise of "Emei World Show".

Emei rhyme is a performance that reflects the characteristics of local folk culture, and in the tourist season, the theater receives visitors to watch every night until the mountain is closed in winter. The content includes Sichuan opera rolling lanterns, Sichuan opera puppets, Emei martial arts, Sichuan opera face changing, acrobatics, tea art and so on.

Emei tea was famous as early as the Jin Dynasty. The Qingguan monk of Mount Emei uses the fresh leaves of Longdong's famous tea, uses the Hangzhou tea-making process to make green tea, and produces a tight knot and embroidery, which is as good as the eyebrows, the leaves are green and the soup is clear, and the fragrant and mellow "Erui" is well-known. The monk Juekong of Wannian Temple created another new variety - bamboo leaf green. Flat and straight, shaped like bamboo leaves and rich in fragrance, it has become a famous tea (Emeishan Bamboo Leaf Green Tea Co., Ltd. exclusively has the exclusive right to this product).

Traditional Chinese medicine Eshen: The function is to replenish the middle and invigorate qi, dispel stasis and regenerate new, mainly treat spleen deficiency and abdominal distention, limb weakness, lung deficiency and asthma, nocturia in the elderly, edema, bruises, and low back pain. Coptis emei is known as "Rock Lycos", wild, the most prestigious in Coptis chinensis, it is a national second-class protected plant, and it used to be used as a "southern product". Gastrodia is known as "Dingfeng Grass" in ancient times, it is one of the precious medicinal materials of Mount Emei, a treasure in the medicine category of calming the liver and calming wind, and is a national third-level key protected plant. In addition, the Emei plant is dense, the vines are vertical and horizontal, and the cane made of wild bamboo and wild vine is naturally chic, and it is also a good mountaineering souvenir.

Insect white ash, the male larvae of the ash insect, inhabit the branches of the ash tree or privet tree, secrete white wax, processed into insect white wax, is a pure natural polymer compound, with sealing, moisture-proof, anti-corrosion, anti-rust, lubrication, lighting, high melting point (81-85 °C), strong coagulation and stable physical and chemical properties, is the raw and auxiliary materials of military, electronics, light chemical, medicine, food, precision casting, textile printing and dyeing, handicrafts, high-end furniture and high-grade construction industries. It is known as the "king of wax", because it is only produced in country C, it is called "country C wax", and because it is mainly produced in Sichuan, it is called "Sichuan wax". Emeishan City is known as the "hometown of white ash".

Emei Mountain "Du Garlic": Leshan Emei Mountain has a long history of planting garlic, and has long enjoyed the reputation of "Sanjiang Nine-Leaf Ganoderma lucidum grass". The main production area is in the foothills of Mount Emei, along Mount Emei and the surrounding areas, and the quality of its garlic seedlings, garlic moss, and garlic (garlic) is also the best.

Cordyceps: It is a very valuable Chinese medicinal material in Mount Emei, and is listed as one of the three major treasures along with ginseng and deer antler velvet, which is used as a nourishing and strengthening body. Since ancient times, cordyceps sinensis has been regarded as a strange medicine. In the Qing Dynasty, some people mistakenly believed that it turned into a worm in winter and grass in summer; It is even said that if it is not collected, it will become a worm again in winter. Cordyceps sinensis, abbreviated as "Cordyceps".

Emei cork: with bark, root bark into medicine, cold, bitter taste, can clear heat and dampness, detoxification, deficiency and heat, mostly used for hot dysentery, enteritis, hepatitis jaundice, soft legs and knees, short urine, red pain and other diseases; It can also be used for heat sores and carbuncles, skin eczema and pus in the ear; It also has broad-spectrum antibacterial, antihypertensive, and choleretic effects similar to Coptis chinensis. (To be continued......)