Ermeishan Mountain—Leshan Grand Buddha was granted the name of "world cultural and natural heritage" in Dec 1996.
Ermeishan Mountain is in the city of Ermeishan, which is 160kms to the southwest Ermeishan city. Jinding, the highest peak of Ermeishan Mountain, is 3100-meter high. Leshan Buddha, a key scenic spot in Ermeishan Mountain, locates in the east of the mountain and the joint of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River.
Ermeishan Mountain has been famous for its beauty and the Buddha. In this mountain, the natural scene and its long history melts together and assist each other. It has become the object of people to sing for.
As the natural heritage, Ermeishan Mountain owns the typical vegetataion form, which can assist the studies on world biota. In addition, its special geologic feature is the proof of biogenic derivation.
As the cultural heritage, Ermeishan Mountain possesses the relics of Buddhism culture. Here you can find long-period humanism history, temple and buildings and a large amount of precious cultural relics, all of which make the mountain one of four Buddhism Mountains. Leshan Buddha is the most important one even in the world, which was built in the 8th century, 71-meter high. It took 90 years to finish this project. |
