Day 6 Tuesday 5-April-2011 (B)
Mt.Emei / Chengdu
Transfer via: Private van arranged by China Odyssey Tours
On this day you will visit Mt. Emei. The touring bus will bring you to Leidongping first, where you need to walk to Jieyin Palace to take the cable car up to appreciate the natural scenery around Golden Summit, descend by the cable car and take the bus to Wannian Temple parking lot, where you will take the cable car up to visit the Wannian (Myriad Years) Temple which is the field for Samantabhadra, walk through Qingyin (Pure Note) Pavilion-the biggest natural ecology reserve area for monkeys, till you get to Wuxiangang parking lot to take the touring bus down to the foot of the mountain. After your tour of Mt. Emei, you will be driven back to Chengdu.
-Golden Summit where you need to walk to Jieyin Palace to take the cable car up to
appreciate the natural scenery around Golden Summit.
-The Wannian Monastery is the largest of the eight monasteries to be found on Mount Emei. It is dedicated to Bodhisattva Puxian who famous for his preaching.
-Mt. Emei:believed by Buddhists to be the home to Samantabhadra-patron of the Lotus
Sutra and Bodhisattva of Pervading Goodness, the mountain is the highest of China's four holy Buddhist mountains with 3,099 meters high above the sea level and known for its sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddhist Lamps and the Buddha's Halo, and naughty monkeys.
Accommodations: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel, Chengdu (4 star)
Phone: (86)28-86922233
Fax: (86)28-86948796
Address: 2 Tai sheng bei Road, Chengdu 61007 Sichuan.
Web: http://www.tfsunshinehotel.com
About the Trip
In April 2008 I took my first trip to China and fell in love with the country. Never had I felt so out of my element, so off balance and yet still in awe of an ancient culture as I did when I was being stared at walking along the Great Wall of China. After spending 28 days traveling from Beijing to Chengdu I vowed I would come back to this fascinating country and see the southern half and Tibet. I planned a great many trips, but at the last minute they always fell through.
Three years later the chance to go back to China has finally come. This time instead of going with my husband and our good friend Justin, I will be traveling with my sister Melody and her husband Dave. While I wont be seeing Tibet yet again, I will be exploring more of the southern half of China.
The adventure begins in Beijing and progresses onto Chundu, Leshan to see Mt.Emei, Jiuzhaigou, Lijian and finally back to Beijing. I will get to walk on the Great Wall of China again, see the largest stone Buddha in the world and trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge. It should be a fantastic trip, filled with new experiences and the chance to see a more wild side of China than I have ever experienced before.
Three years later the chance to go back to China has finally come. This time instead of going with my husband and our good friend Justin, I will be traveling with my sister Melody and her husband Dave. While I wont be seeing Tibet yet again, I will be exploring more of the southern half of China.
The adventure begins in Beijing and progresses onto Chundu, Leshan to see Mt.Emei, Jiuzhaigou, Lijian and finally back to Beijing. I will get to walk on the Great Wall of China again, see the largest stone Buddha in the world and trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge. It should be a fantastic trip, filled with new experiences and the chance to see a more wild side of China than I have ever experienced before.