Emei Mountain is blessed with a world-acclaimed natural heritage. Below are details of selected items of landscape, geomorphic features, fauna and flora.

1. Major scenes

The Site contains a diverse natural environment. Along the 60 kilometers trail up to the mountain there are hundreds of natural scenic spots. Brief information of major ones is given as follows:

Scene

Location

Features
Palaces in Clouds Golden Summit

Atop the Wanfoding Summit, looking east, one will enjoy the seas of clouds under blue and clear sky. The Golden Summit is just towering aloft in the clouds. Magnificent temples and other buildings can be dimly seen in the sun, just like the mysterious Buddhist palaces.
Sunrise on the Golden Summit Golden Summit
 		 The day is dawning. On the eastern horizon, a purple sun rises slowly. Suddenly it jumps up with all its shimmering rays. The whole mountain then is in the golden sunshine.
Leshan Giant Buddha
 		 Lingyun Mountain
 		 The world's highest stone statue of Maitreya is carved on the Lingyun Mountain, facing the Dadu River. Viewed from a distance, the mountain is in the figure of a Buddha while the Giant Buddha also looks like a mountain. The cultural heritage is in perfect harmony with the natural landscape.
Surging Spring
 		 Maohegou Ravine
 		 The spring is near Maohegou. It is too deep to be sounded, with a diameter of 4 meters at the mouth. Every noon in fine weathers, water spurs out and a colorful ring of light appears over the spring in the sunshine, moving with the surging water.

2. Physical features

The Nine-Twist plank trail

The most varied topography of Emei Mountain includes a range of landscape of high peaks and deep gullies. These landscapes are direct result of special geological structure of Emei Mountain. The majority of the late Precambrian sedimentary strata are well developed. The Emei Mountain basalt of late Permian is of particular stratigraphic significance.