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Situated at the foot of Emei Shan, Baoguo Temple is the largest and most impressive temple in the area, and also a good gateway to start your visit to the mountain. A round trip from here should take approximately three days so make sure you are prepared before you set off!
A temple was first built here during the Ming Dynasty, constructed on a slope, with four halls built on top of one another. There are various religious relics and calligraphic exhibits on display and the hotel at the back of the complex was once a retirement home for Communist party members!
Facing the east, Baoguo Temple awaits the arrival of the rising sun in the morning and sends off the setting sun in the dusk. In front of the temple gate there is a pair of stone lions carved in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). They are lively, grand and mighty, like door guards protecting the temple as well as the Mt. Emei.
A large engraved stone slab hangs above the gate with the name of the temple on it which was written by the Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
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