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Mount Emei or E Mei Shan, renowned to the world as a sacred Buddhism Mountain and for its gorgeous mountain sights, Mount Emei is a must visit place when tourists come to Chengdu. To hikers or tourists who want to be far away from city, Mount Emei is definitely a great place for you. For tourists who are planning a trip to Mount Emei, here we make this article to help you design such an independent tour.
► Mount Emei Location. Mount Emei is located at Emeishan, Leshan, Chengdu province, and it is about 170 km from Chengdu, easily accessible by bus, car, and train within 3 hours. For tourists travelling on your own, we recommend taking train to Emeishan, due to its convenience and money-saving.
► Get to Mount Emei from Chengdu by train
Metro to railway station (1 hour)-train to Emeishan (1-2 hours)-taxi to Mount Emei Scenic Area (10 min/ 5 km).
To Chengdu South Railway Station, tourists could take Metro Line 1, while to Chengdu East Railway Station, take Metro Line 2 or 7.
Tourists could take inter-city train(C) or high speed train(G) at Chendu East Railway Station or Chengdu South Railway Station to Emeishan Railway Station. The trains from Chengdu to Emei run 1 to 2 hours, and the fastest train takes 1 hour 9 min. Every day there are 9 trains from Chengdu to Emeishan, and the earliest trains depart at 06: 12 AM (Chengdu East), 07: 07 AM (Chengdu East), and 09: 27 AM (Chengdu South). If you want to have more time for sightseeing, you should take the early train leaving at six or seven o'clock.
After arriving Emeishan Railway Station, tourists could take No. 5 public bus or take tourist bus, or take taxi to Mount Emei Scenic Area.
► Train back to Chengdu from Emeishan
In the afternoon, tourists could take trains departing Emeishan at 16:52, 17:42, 18:04, 18:30, 19:20 and 20:54. And the last train arrives Chengdu at 22:03 PM.
► Train ticket: 62/65 yuan for a second class ticket, 99 or 104 yuan for a first class ticket.
(Wan Fo Ding)
Mount Emei is a place of natural sight and cultural experience, and it has been listed as World Natural and Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Tourists could see marvelous views from the natural environment and historical and cultural buildings, and have a great experience in Mount Emei Scenic Area.
Mount Emei is a group of beautiful mountains famous to tourists for its incredibly gorgeous sights. Mount Emei is composed of 4 mountains, and the highest point is in Wan Fo Ding of the main peak, 3099 meters high. But the highest place tourists could climb to is the Golden Summit, 3, 077 meters high.
Another outstanding feature of Mount Emei is that it is the sacred Buddhism mountain and the holy place of Mahasthama Budhisattva, and Buddhism culture is an important of Mount Emei. Tourists could see over 20 temples, sculptures and other buildings related with Buddhism.
► Best time to visit Mount Emei: all year round. Tourists could go to see azalea flowers in April and spring views, and golden autumn views in September and October, and snow views from November to March of next year.
(Mout Emei in Winter)
► Open time: 06:00 -18:00 at off-peak season (15th, December-15th, January), 07:00-18:00 at peak season (16th, January-14th, December).
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(Golden Summit)
At the mountain foot, there are several temples for tourists to visit, such as Baoguo Temple, Shaojue Temple, Fuhu Temple, Leiyin Temple, Chunyang Palace, Shenshui Palace, Zhongfeng Temple, Guangfu Temple and Qingyin Temple. The most famous ones are Baguo Temple and Fuhu Temple and Qingyin Temple.
► Baoguo Temple. Baoguo Temple is the first temple in Mount Emei, and also the center of Mount Emei Buddhist activities. Tourists could visit the temple and see the Buddhism buildings. Close to Baoguo Temple, there is the Baoguo Temple Tourist Center, where you could take sightseeing bus from Baoguo Temple to Leidong Ping.
► Qingyin Temple. Qingyin Temple is regarded as the most beautiful temple, though it is small, its buildings perfectly match with the natural environment, where you could see exquisitely-made pavilion, stone bridge, stream, and greenery.
► Leidong Ping-Jieyin Palace. Leidong Ping is the last stop of sightseeing bus, and from Leidong Ping to Jieuyin Palace, the distance is 1.5 km, and the walking time is 20-30 min. All the way from Leidong Ping to Jieyin Palace, there is a vast land of azalea flowers, and in April, tourists could see a beautiful flower sea.
► Ecological regions of watching monkeys. In Mount Emei, there are 7 ecological regions for tourists to watch monkeys living in the wild and feed monkeys with simple food. Watching monkeys is one of those interesting things to do.
► Golden Summit. Golden Summit is the most famous place in Mount Emei, and also the place where you could visit Huazang Temple, and see the giant golden sculpture of Mahasthama Budhisattva. And it is the perfect place to watch sunrise, cloud sea, and Buddha light made by light refraction.
For tourists who have only 1 day for Mount Emei tour, here we have designed 2 Mount Emei day tour itineraries for your reference.
► Departure to Emeishan：
► Mount Emei sightseeing ways: sightseeing bus+hiking+cable car.
► Mount Emei sightseeing routes:
Plan A: Baoguo Temple-Fuhu Temple-Qingyin Temple-Leiping Dong-Jieyin Temple-Golden Summit.
Plan B: Baoguo Temple-Qingyin Temple-Leiping Dong-Jieyin Temple-Golden Summit.
► Leave for Chengdu: take train back to Chengdu. The last train departs at 20:54, and arrives at 22:04.
Tourists could make changes about the itinerary and save time by skipping some scenic spots like Baoguo Temple and Qingyin Temple according to actual needs. If tourists want to hike Mount Emei for the whole journey, you may need a 2 days tour.
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