Showing posts with label the golden summit. puxian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the golden summit. puxian. Show all posts
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Golden Summit Video
This video, taken by Mark Van Loan, gives you a better idea of the amazing views at the Golden Summit.
Views from The Golden Summit
Top right: Close up of Puxian Bodhisattva. Notice the Ruyi in her hands. A Ruyi is an "S" Shaped ornamental object used for good luck in ancient times.
For more information on Ruyi's see:
Top Left: The Golden Temple located behind the Puxian statue
Middle: The Silver Temple that is located across from the Gold Temple.
Bottom: Mark Van Loan contemplating the beautiful view. A view like this helps you understand the traditional paintings of cloud shrouded mountains.
Emei Shan: The Golden Summit (Jinding Si)
We left the hotel and started walking up hill when suddenly we caught sight of a beautiful statue.
We continued on to the entrance and were enthralled by what we saw. At the summit of the mountain is a huge gilded statue of Puxian Bodhisattva under a clearing sky.
I have read the Lonely Planet tour book on China and here is what they write about the Golden Summit:
"It's constantly overrun with tourists, pilgrims and monks, and you'll be continuously bumped and jostled. The sun rarely forces its way through the mists up here and the result is that it is usually impossible to see very far past your own nose."
It was just the opposite for us. The sun came out, there were few tourists (mainly because of the May 12th earthquake), and the views were spectacular. Hannah and I both agreed that it was a photographers dream.
We continued on to the entrance and were enthralled by what we saw. At the summit of the mountain is a huge gilded statue of Puxian Bodhisattva under a clearing sky.
I have read the Lonely Planet tour book on China and here is what they write about the Golden Summit:
"It's constantly overrun with tourists, pilgrims and monks, and you'll be continuously bumped and jostled. The sun rarely forces its way through the mists up here and the result is that it is usually impossible to see very far past your own nose."
It was just the opposite for us. The sun came out, there were few tourists (mainly because of the May 12th earthquake), and the views were spectacular. Hannah and I both agreed that it was a photographers dream.
Top Right: There's always stairs to the top!
Middle: Spectacular views.
Top Left: Our first view of the Puxian statue.
Bottom: The Puxian statue.
For more information on Puxian, click on this link:
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