Mount Emei [Photo/icpress]

10. Mount Emei (Sichuan)

Mount Emei is located in Sichuan province, China. Typographically, Mt. Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin. The mountains west of it are known as Daxiangling. 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. At 3,099 meters (10,167 ft), Mt. Emei is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China.

Best travel time: spring and autumn

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