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| | Yuxian Temple [edit this] | | The Yuxian temple, a very small temple, was firstly built in the Qing Dynasty. The hall is dedicated to the god of Universal Benevolence, which, in a unique sculpture seems to be praying for all the people in the world. At the low right of the temple, there is a newly built dining room for monks live there. A story is told of a man who once came to Mountain Emei seeking a supernatural being answer on how to improve his life. An old man he met in the mountain told him: “It is unnecessary to visit a supernatural being looking for answers, instead try to live freely and pleasingly”. After the words, the old man disappeared and the man realized that the old man was indeed the supernatural being. He went back home content with the words. Consequently, people call the temple Yuxian temple, meaning a place where a man meets the supernatural being. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Woyun Temple [edit this] | | The Woyun Temple was first built in the Ming Dynasty and reconstructed in the Qing Dynasty. In the nunnery, there is a Mercy Goddess hall and a Jade Buddha hall. In the Jade Buddha hall, there is a 1.2-meter-high jade Buddha that was presented by the Barman Buddhists. By the nunnery, there is a spring named Jingluo spring, which once served as many as a thousand people but dried up. Once, it was said that the spring was full of water again after a monk read the Buddhist doctrine to it. At the back of Woyun Temple, it is said lies a bottomless abysm with plenty of clouds. When the clouds surrounded the building, the temple seems to be floating on the clouds, hence the name Woyun Temple. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Xixin Place [edit this] | | The Xixin Place, though a small one, perches itself on higher ground. The ancients once had a description of it saying that the Xixin Place is located on a perilous peak, which is as high as the sky and is actually quite dangerous, thus tourists here could think of nothing else important than safety. On the gate of the temple, there is a couplet, which tells that if people will calm themselves down and there is absolutely quiet, then everything will look more beautiful than before. The couplet just tells us a philosophy that when people are truly calm, they will forget all their troubles. The Xixin Place is that the very place. The hall of the temple was reconstructed in recent years and dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy served by boy & girl fairies on her two sides. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Wannian Temple [edit this] | | The Wannian Temple, located on the right peak of the Lion, is a very well known ancient temple of Mountain Emei. As a magnificent and large-scaled temple, it is composed of 11 independent building-structures, like the Great Hero Hall, Lofty Hall, Xingyuan Tower and the dinning room of Buddhism temple. The first hall is the Laughing Buddha Hall, again devoted to the Laughing Buddha and Goodness of Mercy. Following down the Laughing Buddha hall, is Pilu hall on the left and Banruo hall on the right. The whole structures are made of pillar-less bricks, and appear to be quite delicate. The Weiebao hall houses a bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha and the Weituo Buddha, while the Great Hero Hall is entrusted to Sakyamuni's three-bodies with eighteen arhats on his sides.
In autumn, Wannian temple features bright red leaves casting their beautiful images in the white pool. When the red leaves sway in the wind, the pool waves sparks. The charming scenes is called “White Pool in Autumn Wind”, one of the ten top scene of Mountain Emei. In the white pool, on a fine day there lives a lovely elf, Rana duanchina, who plays Chinese piano quite well whenever visitors clap their hands gently by the pool bank. The music is clear and harmonious. The little elf brings a lot of romance and fun for visitors.
Admission fee: RMB ¥ 10 per person | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| White Dragon Cave [edit this] | | The White Dragon Cave, also named white dragon temple, lies between the Wannian Temple and the Clear Sound Pavilion. The first hall in the temple features the Guidance Buddha earth statue, Goddess of Mercy and Gods. The second hall, the Great Hero Hall has yet another colored statue of Sakyamuni with the Wisdom god and the god of Universal Benevolence on either side. Near the rear part of the hall, stand the iron statues of the Goddess of Mercy and the Guardian of Earth. These temple halls are not only spacious but also quite elegant, and the guestrooms are both clean and comfortable. This is why many visitors choose to spend their night here. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
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