Mt. Emei Shan, most sacred Chinese Buddhist shrine
June 16, 2010
Small pagoda at the lower entrance to Mt Emei Shan park
Falls at the lower entrance to Mt Emei Shan park
Small golden pagoda
The upper gate to the park
Wild Tibetian Macaque
The females have red skin around their eyes
A Macaque famliy
More Macaques, note the large male
The top of the 10,100 ft mountain was foggy
Steps to the Buddhist site
There were many of these elephants
Jim and Yuqin
The faithful lighting candles
Main monument is obscured by the fog
The fog is beginning to lift a bit
Golden Lion
Temple near the summit
Temple roof detail
The monument emerges from the fog
The Golden Temple on the summit, 10,100 ft.
The monument is in the clear
Three Presbyterians
A sign said this was the "best view"