Mt. Emei Shan, most sacred Chinese Buddhist shrine
June 16, 2010
11675-Pagoda

Small pagoda at the lower entrance to Mt Emei Shan park

11678-Falls

Falls at the lower entrance to Mt Emei Shan park

11681-Golden-Pagoda

Small golden pagoda

11687-Gate

The upper gate to the park

11696-Tibetan-Macaque

Wild Tibetian Macaque

11704-Tibetan-Macaque

The females have red skin around their eyes

11718-Macaque-family

A Macaque famliy

11729-Macaque-family

More Macaques, note the large male

11738-Fog

The top of the 10,100 ft mountain was foggy

11740-Steps

Steps to the Buddhist site

11742-Elephant

There were many of these elephants

11746-J,-Y,-Elephant

Jim and Yuqin

11752-Lighting-Candles

The faithful lighting candles

11756-Fog-Monument

Main monument is obscured by the fog

11760-Fog-Monument

The fog is beginning to lift a bit

11769-Gold-Lion

Golden Lion

11784-Top-Temple

Temple near the summit

11798-Roof-Detail

Temple roof detail

11807-Monument-emerges

The monument emerges from the fog

11808-Top-Gold-Temple

The Golden Temple on the summit, 10,100 ft.

11810-Monument-in-clear

The monument is in the clear

11818-Three-Presbyterians

Three Presbyterians

11824-Best-View

A sign said this was the "best view"