SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 80, NO. 4, PI . 16 



I. \'iew of Mt. Omei from Shin Kai Si. Mt. Omei is one of the four great sacred 

 mountains of China and has many Buddhist temples and monasteries. There is a sheer 

 precipice of 6,ooo feet from the " Golden Summit." 



2. The most sacred shrine on Mt. Omei, that of P'ushien, the patron deity of this 

 mountain. l''ushien"s image is back of the glass windows and is invisible. 



