峨嵋山 Er Mei Shan, China

I finally fulfilled my wish to revisit Er Mei Shan 峨嵋山 in summer season, 5 years after my last visit in Winter period of 2008. Time flies!

 

JinDing 金顶 was originally foggy but when we reach the top, the fog dispersed and we had a good clear view of the symbolic Hugh stature of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (普贤菩萨Puxian Pusa) :-)

 

The Bodhisattva welcomes us with serene smile and good weather.

Beneath the stature is actually a shrine and it is surrounded by levels of glass containers which are offerings of lights by devotees.

 

The famous Golden Top Temple (HuaZhanSi)

 

The Silver Temple (WoLongChanSi) on the left.

 

We were reminded of the 10 Great Aspirations of the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.

 

We are encouraged to follow His example in All 10 Directions (Symbolised by the 10 faces too).

 

We are certainly grateful for the good weather we had for the trip as after we descended from the area, then the fog gathers again & we were told that we were fortunate as some visitors could not have as clear view as we had.

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峨嵋山 Er Mei Shan, China

We finally reached the JinDing Scenic Region: 2000-3099ms above sea level with the help of cable car. The climate there is as cold as in winter all year around and especially so in this winter season. The snow was thick & we had to be careful with our steps. That had also brought about business opportunities for the locals. With the thick snow & the slippery surface with ice on it, we had been offered a simple equipment: nail shoe stacks at RMB10. Without it, we could hardly move around, especially on the slippery stairs where most of us had a good fall. (A pity I forgotten to take a picture of it:P)
The pond was covered with snow & people are using umbrella to shelter slight rain of snow. It is really cold when wind is blowing. Though the distance is not far, it appears quite a distance in this snow especially to all of us who 1st encountered such thick snow.

Finally, after climbling the long stairs, we reached where the famous JinDing temple & where the large statute of PuXian Pusa are.

Most of us surrendered after coming down from the JinDing and decided to take the "sedan" at RMB60 as the route down the hill is even more difficult & time is running short for us to meet our guide.


I wish we had more time to explore the place, maybe I will return at a warmer season then.