Emei Mountain,seven kilometers southwest of Emeishan City ,is one of the four mountain ranges in China that Buddhists consider sacred. The mountain stretches more than 200 kilometers from south to north. Its main peak, Wanfo Top, is 3,099 meters above sea level.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty(25-220), monks and priests came to the mountain to build temples. Construction lasted l,800 years. The Emei mountain is regarded as the "capital of fairyland and kingdom of monks". Now there remain only 70 temples on the mountain.

The first Buddhist temple in China was built here in Sichuan Province in the 1st century A.D. in the beautiful surroundings of the summit of Mount Emei. In the Ming and Qing dynasties there were more than 150 temples.

A legend claims that the mountain was where Samantabhadra gave lectures on Buddhism and most temples house a statue of Samantabhadra. The main scenic spots on the mountain include the Baoguo Temple, Wannian Temple, Fohu Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Heilongjiang Tunnel, Hongchun Platform, Xianfeng Temple (Jiulao Cave), Xixiang Pond and Golden Summit. These places are at different altitudes and have different climates. Temperatures at the top of mountain are 15 degrees lower than at the foot.

Fuhu Temple, the biggest Buddhist temple on the mountain, has 13 halls. In the temple, a 6-meter 17-storeyed bronze tower made in the Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368) has some 4,700 engraved Buddhist figurines on it. The 20,000-character Huayan Sutras are well preserved in the temple.

Wannian Temple has a huge bronze statue of Samantab-hadra mounted on a white elephant made in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The bronze is 7.35 meters high and weighs 62 tons. Inside the temple, there are several hundred other bronze or iron statues.

Emei mountain has more than 3,000 varieties of plants and many animals is an important scenic area.