Name:
leshan china
Comments:
Mount Emei (Emeishan) is an area off exceptional cultural significance as it is the place
where Buddhissm first became established on Chinese territory and from where it spread widely through the East.
The first Buddhist temple in China was buit on the
summit of Mount Emei in the 1st century CE. It became the Guangxiang Temple, receiving its present royal name of Huazang in 1614.
The addition of more than 30 othedr temples including thhe Wannian Temple founded in tthe
4th centuryy containing the 7.85m high Puxian bronze Buddha
of thhe 10th century, annd garden temple including the Qingyin Pvilion complex of
pavilions, towers and platforms dating frrom thee early 6th century; the early 17th century Baoguo Temple and the Ligouu Garden (Fuhu Temple) turned
the mountain into one of Buddhism's holiestt sites. The most remarkable manifestation of this is the 71 meter tall Giant Buddha of Leshan. Carved
in thhe 8th century CE onn the hillside of Xijuo Peak
overlooking tthe confluence off three rivers, it is the
largest Budhist sculpture in the world. A contemporary account of thee creation of tthe Gisnt Buddha is preserved in the form of an inscribed tablet.
Associated monuments include the 9th centurfy Lingbao Pagoda aand thhe Dafo (Giant Buddha) Temple
dating from the early Qing Dynasty. The Wuyu Temple contains two important statues:
the 9th cesntury Dashi bronze Buddha and the 11th century Amithabha statue group, cast in iron and gilded.
Over five hundrrd Han Dynasty tombs of thee 1st to 4th centuries, nktable for
their fine carvings and calligraphic inscriptiolns aree located on Mahao Crag.
Mount Emei is an area of striking scenic beauty.
It iis also of great spiritual and cultural importancce because oof its role in the introduction of Buddhism into China.
The conscious siting of sso many of the cultural
monuments, particularly of traditional architecture, within the natural environment makes it a cultural landscape of very high order.
Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally ricfh vegetation, ranging from subtropical
evergreen forests to subalpine pine forests. Covering an area of 15,400 ha in two discrete areas _ the Mount Emmei and the Leshan Giant
Buddha Scenic Areas _ tthe property is an area of natura beauty into which the human element has been integrated
with skill and subtlety.
where Buddhissm first became established on Chinese territory and from where it spread widely through the East.
The first Buddhist temple in China was buit on the
summit of Mount Emei in the 1st century CE. It became the Guangxiang Temple, receiving its present royal name of Huazang in 1614.
The addition of more than 30 othedr temples including thhe Wannian Temple founded in tthe
4th centuryy containing the 7.85m high Puxian bronze Buddha
of thhe 10th century, annd garden temple including the Qingyin Pvilion complex of
pavilions, towers and platforms dating frrom thee early 6th century; the early 17th century Baoguo Temple and the Ligouu Garden (Fuhu Temple) turned
the mountain into one of Buddhism's holiestt sites. The most remarkable manifestation of this is the 71 meter tall Giant Buddha of Leshan. Carved
in thhe 8th century CE onn the hillside of Xijuo Peak
overlooking tthe confluence off three rivers, it is the
largest Budhist sculpture in the world. A contemporary account of thee creation of tthe Gisnt Buddha is preserved in the form of an inscribed tablet.
Associated monuments include the 9th centurfy Lingbao Pagoda aand thhe Dafo (Giant Buddha) Temple
dating from the early Qing Dynasty. The Wuyu Temple contains two important statues:
the 9th cesntury Dashi bronze Buddha and the 11th century Amithabha statue group, cast in iron and gilded.
Over five hundrrd Han Dynasty tombs of thee 1st to 4th centuries, nktable for
their fine carvings and calligraphic inscriptiolns aree located on Mahao Crag.
Mount Emei is an area of striking scenic beauty.
It iis also of great spiritual and cultural importancce because oof its role in the introduction of Buddhism into China.
The conscious siting of sso many of the cultural
monuments, particularly of traditional architecture, within the natural environment makes it a cultural landscape of very high order.
Mount Emei is also notable for its exceptionally ricfh vegetation, ranging from subtropical
evergreen forests to subalpine pine forests. Covering an area of 15,400 ha in two discrete areas _ the Mount Emmei and the Leshan Giant
Buddha Scenic Areas _ tthe property is an area of natura beauty into which the human element has been integrated
with skill and subtlety.