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Photos from Emei Shan, Sichuan, China, Asia - page 6

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DSC00272 Clear skies at the Golden Summit
DSC00262 Walking up the hill
DSC00260 Preparing to walk after lunch
DSC00256 First arrival was a bit overcast to travel up
Us in Emei
The road just around the corner from our hotel
Near our hotel
Statue near our hotel
The lake near the spa
A clear-ish shot of the Golden Summit
Steps leading to a misty Buddhist Temple
A misty Buddhist Temple
The Golden Summit
Buddhists chanting around the base of the Golden Summit
First (sort of) glimpse of the Golden Summit
Rules of the mountain
Steps to the Temple
Elephants lining the steps to the Buddhist Temple
Candles on the steps leading to Buddhist Temple
A Temple in the distance
A squirrel at the summit
View of Phoenix Lake from our hotel room
Temple & Golden Summit
A close up of the Golden Summit
getting ready to leave Emei Shan
Leshan Pagoda
tablets at Leshan
White Tiger guardian
the Buddha from his toes
carvings line the staircases leading down to the Buddha
the Buddhas head
Leshan Giant Buddha - all 71m of him
Leshan looming out of the smog
guardian lions outside the temples and in the forests
Qingyin Ge Pavillion
monks in Chinese outfits
Bodhisattva Puxian (also called Samantabhadra) the protector of the mountain
Wannian Temple (Long Life Temple)
a contented macaque with his booty
a macaque trying to look innocent
macaques trying to decide if Adam's camera is edible
the tropical forests of Emei Shan's slopes
the hotel lobby
Emei Sham
fellow road users
speed warning Chinese style
rice paddies complete with roadside maize and the ubiquitous smoking chimney
its still spectacular scenery but we no longer have the roads to ourselves
Ken
last mountain shot i promise
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