The Bronze of Emei

emeishan88 — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:53:07 +0200

I saw the sun ride the clouds this morning over Emei.

It rose from haze and darkness, past green trees

Of softness, past temples, gleaming their gold display,

Of radiant light above the lazy, hazy green mountain seas.

There, on top, was the temple. Bronze-born would soon be

The central profile of the peak. On such a golden sight

One focuses now the clearing haze. Beyond such beauty can eyes see

Far off ranges rise to mark a face turned toward the light?

Or, having seen the beauty of the bronze, does it

Force us motionless in awesome vision before

We know the haze of clouds removes our visual limit,

And swing our eyes in time to see the face of beauty to restore

Those far-off peaks? The sea of clouds? The other views?

Views, that each of us has climbed to see and muse?

On The Golden Summit of Emei Mountain

emeishan88 — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:42:18 +0200

I still remember the first time on Emei

Two hours or more by bus to the ridge

Walk for thirty minutes, watching monkeys at play.

The Swiss cable car to the summit, like a bridge.

On the summit, people walk down a wooden lane.

Follow the crowd down then up to the tourist stalls

Check out the stuff, Buddhist. Its starts to rain.

Only for a minute then Sunee calls.

She shops for her family in Thailand

“Do you think Suwannah will like this?”

Don’t have a clue! Hey that’s a pretty fan.”

“How much for the fan?” I asked the young miss.

“Don’t need a fan. Do you like these gold rings?’

“I like the green one and not the pink one. Buy it”

“Ok, I’ll get her the green one and other things .”

“No more shopping, Let’s go to the summit.”

The summit was a nice five-minute walk.

Caught a glimpse of a nine-headed figure

They don’t have one like this in Bangkok.

Looks like some kind of bronze architecture.

Walk around the corner and took a break

Buddhist music coming from another stall.

Sunee checks out the music, big mistake.

She buys the video CD, the price not small.

Enough of this shopping, before I bawl.

Up some stairs to the left and then the right.

Wow! The nine-headed golden buddha standing tall.

Then behind, the huge bronze temple, What a sight!

Looked at the map for the information about it.

Gotta be something about this beautiful thing.

Largest completely bronze structure on the planet.

I knew it! The guide says it is called Jinding.

Here I am taking pictures, lots and lots.

An hour or two and it is time to go back down.

We walk along the edge, stopping at several spots.

The clouds below us form then move all around.

Time to go back to the Swiss cable car.

What’s those things on the fence, hanging?

Locks, names and dates inscribed . Bizaare!

Sunee buys one. Now it is part of the offering.

Take only pictures, leave only a lock.

What a way to end this wonderful walk!

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The Bronze of Emei

On The Golden Summit of Emei Mountain