峨眉山位于四川省峨眉山市（市因山得名）。峨眉山最高峰万佛顶海拔3,099米。地貌多种多样，有繁多的动物和植物种类。峨眉山是“天然的地质博物馆”、“天然植物园”、“动物王国”。上百个自然景观，数十个寺庙星罗棋布。全山有5,000种植物和2,300种动物，还保留了珙桐、桬椤等古老珍稀植物品种。现存规模较大的寺庙有报国寺、万年寺、伏虎寺、仙峰寺、洪春坪、洗象池和金顶华藏寺等。
乐山大佛位于四川省乐山市，是唐代雕凿的世界最大的石刻-弥勒坐像，通高71米，头部直径10米，眉长3.7米，眼长3.3米，鼻长5.6米，嘴长3.3米，耳长7米。脚背上可站百余人。
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Mount Emei and the
Giant Leshan Buddha
Mount Emei locates in Emeishan City of
Sichuan Province (The city's name came from Mount Emei). There are many kinds of geologic
physiognomy, plants and animals. Mount Emei is the "Nature Geological Museum",
"the Nature Arboretum" and "the Kingdom of Animals". Hundreds of
nature scenic and many temples are dispersed over the mount. More than 5,000 kinds of
plants and more than 2,300 kinds of animals are existed up to now. The living fossil of
wood plant-Davidia involucrata and cyathea spinulosa, a rare plant on the verge of
distinction, are under Grade-A protection. The existing temples include Baoguosi
Monastery, Wanniansi Monastery, fuhusi Monastery, Xianfengsi Monastery, Qianfo Monastery,
the Elephant-washing Pool and Huazang (Avatamsaka) Monastery on the Golden Sumit, etc.
The world's biggist stone statue of seated Maitreya made in the Tang
Dynasty - the Giant Leshan Buddha totals 71 metres high. The head measures 10 metres in
diameter, the eyebrow 3.7 metres long, the eye 3.3 metres, the nose 5.6 metres, the mouth
3.3 metres and the ear 7 metres. The foot is large enough for 100 people to stand on.
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