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	China - Mount Emei Scenic Areas, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area

	China World Heritage Sites
	- Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang (1987, 2004)
	- Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (1987)
	- Mount Taishan (1987) - Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (1987) - Mount Wuyi (1999)
	- The Great Wall (1987) - Mount Huangshan (1990) - Lushan National Park (1996)
	- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992) - Ancient City of Ping Yao (1997)
	- Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997, 2000) - Old Town of Lijiang (1997)
	- Mount Emei Scenic Areas, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area (1996)
	- Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu (1994)
	- Mountain Resort and its Qutlying Temples, Chengde (1994) - Dazu Rock Carvings (1999)
	- Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa (1994, 2000, 2001) - Yin Xu (2006)
	- Imperial Tombs of the Ming & Qing Dynasties (2000, 2003, 2004) - Fujian Tulou (2008)
	- Longmen Grottoes (2000) - Historic Centre of Macao (2005) - South China Karst (2007)
	- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom (2004)
	- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992) - Yungang Grottoes (2001)
	- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (2003)
	- Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000)
	- Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (2000)
	- Temple of Heaven : an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing (1998)
	- Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains (1994)
	- Kaiping Diaolou and Villages (2007) - Mount Sangingshan National Park (2008)
	- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries (2006)
	- Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing (1998)
	- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (1992)

Mount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. Mt. Emei is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China. The patron bodhisattva of Emei is Samantabhadra, known in Chinese as Puxian. 16th and 17th century sources allude to the practice of martial arts in the monasteries of Mount Emei. made the earliest extant reference to the Shaolin Monastery as Chinese boxing's place of origin.

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.

Mt. Emei was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.

The Emei Shan Liocichla, a passerine bird is named after the site.

The Leshan Giant Buddha was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers flowing below his feet.

The Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. It was undamaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

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