Sunday Walk to Baguo Temple and Baguan Village

It turned out to be a great day so we decided to walk over by Baguo Temple and then to the Bronze Pagoda at the end of Baguan Village. I had noticed that the area which had been under construction since we had come here was no open. It appeared to be buddhist carvings on very red sandstone. Nice day for some pictures and see this new exhibit.

Baguo Temple was fairly busy and as we took the fifteen-minute walk it was obvious that others had decided to enjoy the day. Here is the temple from across the street as I waited for Sunee who needed a break from her walk.

Thought this picture was pretty good with a monk on the phone and apparently relaying information from another monk.

I saw these two monks greet each other just as we were ready to continue our walk to the new exhibition site.

Lots of people milling around, visiting and enjoying the day.

The green moss covered guard dogs of the temple never cease to amaze me. Always a good picture with the burnt red of the temple in the background.

A bit of solace next to the temple as we walked by headed for Baguan Village.

Immediately opposite of the Baguan Village Bronze Pagoda is a bronze plaque showing Emei Mountain and all of its temples. The plaque was beautiful.

This little girl was hanging around to see what the foreigners were doing so I took a picture to see what she was doing.

This is a close up of the carving showing a little bit more detail.

This information plaque gave details of the mountain and what it has meant for centuries to buddhism and the Chinese.

A nice panorama view of the new stone carvings. The red sandstone really made this new area stand out. Turns everyone's head when first sighted.

Very detailed carvings. A fortune must have been spent in getting these things done. Very impressive artwork.

A beautiful close up of the Buddha image. Notice the details and the fine lines finishing off really good sculpture.

Nicely done plaques explaining what the sculptures represent.

Here Ms. Moye is dreaming of the pregnant elephant just as the sign indicates.

Another beautifully carved scene with an elephant and a buddha image.

Close up detail of the elephant guy.

An information plaque telling the story of Baozhang from India who came to visit Emei Mountain.

A floating Buddha above the heads of the visiting Indian.

Here is that Indian as he worships the buddha on Emei Mountain.

The HuaYan Buddhist of Puxian information.

The HuaYan Buddhist Scriptures in scroll form of Puxian.

Here Sunee is checking out the information about the Indian Buddhist's visit and the Puxian scroll.

Directly in back of the beautifully carved sculptures one finds a series of renovated temples. They are located in a forest of bamboo and are very pleasant.

The entrance to the second courtyard revealed a simple but beautiful court, well laid out and very inviting.

The buildings all had newly carved windows of wood, each with Chinese motifs.

Inside the middle buildings was a "sort of " museum dedicated to Emei Mountain and its history.

All the plaques had both Chinese and English translations of the events depicted. Very nice, indeed!

Mannekins depicted the actions of historical figures on Emei Mountain. A bit "cheezy" but appropriate and well thought out.

Here two scholars do their thing on the slopes of Emei Mountain.

The next hall was dedicated to the arts attributed to the Emei-Style of kungfu.

These figures are dedicated to the Emei-Style of Kungfu with figures in their martial arts stances.

Different masters with different stances.

Do you recognize this deadly dude?

Outside was also dedicated to the local style of kungfu.

On the way out, I snapped this beautiful doorway. This building was entirely dedicated to photographs of the area and the events that surrounded the opening of the various temples on the mountain.

Once outside, we made our way back to the bronze pagoda and I got this picture of Sunee next to one of the giant incense burners outside the pagoda.

This bronze pagoda is the starting point for trips to and around Emei Mountain. It is at the end of the Baguan Village road.

There is a giant ruby-like stone that stands in the center of the bronze pagoda. It is really huge.

Another view of the giant ruby in the center of the Baguan Village Bronze Pagoda. I wonder if it is real?