Emei Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. Located in the southwest of Emei, Sichuan. "Emei County Records" says: "The clouds are beautiful and green, and the makeup is far away. It is really like a cicada's head moth, thin and long, beautiful and gorgeous, hence the name Emei Mountain. " According to legend, it is the Dojo of Samantabhadra, and Buddhism believes that Samantabhadra symbolizes virtue and virtue. It is a dual heritage of world culture and nature, a demonstration site of national civilized scenic spots, a national 5A-level scenic spot, one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China and a scenic spot in Sichuan Province.
There are different opinions about the origin of Mount Emei. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Mount Emei was famous all over the world. The name of Mount Emei dates back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. According to the Jin Dynasty song "Records of Huayang Kingdom", "Du Yu takes Baoxie (now Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province) as the front door, Xiong 'er (now Qingshen County, Sichuan Province) and Lingguan (now northwest of Lushan County, Ya 'an, Sichuan Province) as the back door, and (now Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province) and Emei City, Sichuan Province as the city walls." Jin Zuosi wrote in Shu Du Fu: "Draw two rivers and streams to resist the heavy resistance of Emei." But why is it called Emei? Opinions vary. One said that Mount Emei was named after "beautiful mountains and high water", and the other said that it was because "two mountains stand side by side". Named after this. There is also a saying that Mount Emei stands on the edge of the Dadu River, which is named after love the water, the ancient "Sushui Mountain", so it is called "Meishan". Emei Mountain only left the water because it was a mountain, and changed from "Kuimei" to "Emei". This statement is the theory of modern scholar Zhao Xizhi, "It is the eyebrow of the mountain that swims." Eyebrows are also named after water. "Emei Mountain has a history of more than 2,000 years since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and is known as' Emei is the best in the world'.