Standing side by the side with Huazang Monastery, Woyun Nunnery was built during the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty and is located on the Viewing Terrace at 3,054m above sea level. It is also side “the Silvery Summit” because of the tin_tiled roof of the  nunnery. In the Jade Buddha Hall of the nunnery there is a jade Buddha statue,presented by a Buddhist visting delegation from Burma. Behind the nunnery is a small vieweing platform. The first and final apperances of the Buddhist Halo are seen here,on this platform. Therefore,the  platform is considered as the ideal place wekk to the east of the nunnery. The well is able to supply over a thousand people with water.The Cliff of Self_Sacrifice, the Viewing Terrance and others are the ideal places on the Golden summit from which view the four wonders:the Sunrise,the Buddhist Halo, the Sacred Lamp and the Sea Clouds.

You are able to see the sun rise over the summit in every year about 200 days .Most sun rise days occur in summer and autumn. The Buddhist Halo is bestowed with the most legendary flavor,compared with the other three wonders. The circle of Buddhism believes that the Buddhist Halo is “Baohao Image”, one of the 32 images that the Buddha has. You can view the halo in any season,but it occurs on about 80 days throughout the year. The Sarced Lamp is also called the Buddhist Lamp. Generally,it is called the “Innumerable Bright Lamps Toward Puxian”. There are four natural conditions that enable the Sacred Lamp to appear. It happens at midnight after the rain has just stopped ; when there is no moon in the sky; when there are no clouds below the peaks; and when there is no breeze on the mountaintop. Compared with the halo,it is even less probable to view the Sacred Lamp. The Sea of the Clouds is most likely to appear in summer and autumn on Mt.Emei. As it appears,clouds often remain around the mid_mountain area.The peaks,being higher than the clouds,appear to gallop over the sea of clouds.Buddhist describe the phenomenon as “the graceful guidance of all sentient beings.”

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