In which city is Mount Emei?

Emei Mountain is in Emei Mountain City, Leshan City.

Mount Emei is located in the southwest of Sichuan Province, on the southwest edge of Sichuan Basin. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, with steep terrain and beautiful scenery. Known as Emei is the best in the world. The highest Buddha peak on the mountain is 3099 meters above sea level, more than 2700 meters higher than Emei Plain.

Mount Emei is located in the intersection of various natural elements, with complex floristic elements, rich biological species and many endemic species. There is a complete subtropical vegetation system with more than 3,200 species, accounting for about one tenth of the total plant species in China. Mount Emei is also home to all kinds of rare animals, with more than 2,300 species. There are many monkeys along the mountain road. They often beg for food from tourists in groups, which is a major feature of the mountain.

Geographical environment of Mount Emei

The climate of Mount Emei is not only restricted by three factors, but also the topography plays a very important role. There are low clouds, abundant rainfall and obvious vertical temperature changes in mountainous areas, including cold zone, sub-cold zone, temperate zone and subtropical zone. The average annual precipitation 1922 mm, average annual relative humidity 85%, average annual snowfall days 83 days, average annual foggy days 322. 1 day, average annual sunshine at the foot of Mount Emei 95 1.8 hours, and peak 1398. 1. The annual average foggy days are 139.4 days and rainy days are1410.3 days.

The soil in Emei Mountain has different soil types because of its diverse parent materials. The main soil types are yellow soil, mountain yellow soil, mountain dark brown soil and subalpine calcareous soil. The vertical distribution of soil is obvious, which can be divided into four vertical soil zones. Below 1800 meters above sea level, it belongs to yellow soil and mountain yellow soil mixed with purple soil zone. 1800-2200m above sea level belongs to mountain yellow brown soil zone, 2200-2600m belongs to dark brown soil zone, and above 2000m belongs to mountain calcareous soil and mountain meadow soil zone.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Emei Mountain