Mount Emei
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Mount Emei ([ɤ̌.měɪ]; Chinese: 峨眉山[2]; pinyin: Éméi shān), alternatively Mount Omei, is a 3,099-metre-tall (10,167 ft) mountain in Sichuan Province, China, and is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China.[3] Mount Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. The mountains west of it are known as Daxiangling.[4] A large surrounding area of countryside is geologically known as the Permian Emeishan Large Igneous Province, a large igneous province generated by the Emeishan Traps volcanic eruptions during the Permian Period.
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Emei Shan | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,099 m (10,167 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,069 m (3,507 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of China |
Coordinates | 29°31′11″N 103°19′57″E |
Geography | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Municipality | Emeishan City |
Official name | Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area |
Type | Mixed |
Criteria | iv, vi, x |
Designated | 1996 (20th session) |
Reference no. | 779 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
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Chinese | 峨眉山[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Administratively, Mount Emei is located near the county-level city of the same name (Emeishan City), which is in turn part of the prefecture-level city of Leshan. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.[5]