Mount Emei is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China.
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usage
峨嵋山 is an older variant spelling of 峨眉山; both refer to the same mountain in Sichuan. 峨眉 is the standard modern form, but 峨嵋 still appears in classical poetry and martial arts fiction.
culture
One of China's Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains (alongside 五台山, 普陀山, and 九华山). Famous for the Golden Summit (金顶), aggressive Tibetan macaques, and as the home of the Emei sword school (峨嵋派) in wuxia novels.