Actually, it’s quite fun to visit Emei Mountain in winter. There are many fun things to do in Emei Mountain in winter. Skiing is a must-have entertainment project for winter travel. Visiting Emei Mountain this winter is definitely the right choice. Don’t believe me? Let’s take a look together.
1. Winter Characteristics
Snow is not unique to Emei Mountain. However, the beauty of Emei Mountain’s snow scenery is unique. The unique geographical location, altitude and climatic conditions make Emei Mountain’s snow scenery as vertically distributed as its vegetation, and it is called “ice and snow in several layers.” Northern snow is too rugged, it covers the whole earth at once, the world is white, it lacks a bit of grace and agility. And the snow in the south is too elegant, it seems to be hidden in the boudoir, you can’t find her figure. Only the snow of Emei Mountain, is not losing its boldness, but is more gentle, perfectly combines the two, making you can’t help but imagine, can’t help but be intoxicated! So it’s definitely fun.
2. Travel Routes
Day1: Chengdu – Baoguo Temple – Fohu Temple – Snack Street – Lingxiu Hot Spring – Leshan City Night Snack (Stay at the foot of Emei Mountain)
On the first day, take a bus from Chengdu to Baoguo Temple Bus Station, which takes about 2 hours. After checking in to the hotel and putting down your luggage, you can start visiting Baoguo Temple, Emei Mountain Museum, Fohu Temple, etc. Have dinner at the snack street in the evening, then go to Lingxiu Hot Spring for a hot spring bath. After the hot spring, you can take a taxi to Leshan City for a night snack, and then come back to have a good rest.
Day2: Wannian Temple – Qingyin Pavilion – Yixiantian – Ecological Monkey Area – Xi Xiangchi – Leidongping (Stay at Leidongping)
On the second day, get up early from Baoguo Temple Bus Station and take the Emei Mountain Scenic Area bus to Wannian Temple. Take the cable car up to Wannian Temple, visit Wannian Temple and then walk to Qingyin Pavilion. Have lunch at Qingyin Pavilion. After lunch, walk through Yixiantian and admire the Ecological Monkey Area. If you have enough time, you can go to Xi Xiangchi. After the tour, take the scenic bus to Leidongping from Wuxian Gang Station, stay at Leidongping, have dinner and go to sleep early.
Day3: Jinding – Huazang Temple – Huayan Peak – Chudian – Leidongping Skiing
Get up around 4am on the third day, take the cable car from Jieyin Temple up to Jinding. The cable car takes about 15 minutes, the earliest one is at 5:30am. Visit Jinding and the Ten Directions Puxian Golden Buddha, and then if you walk down, you can reach Wannian Temple via Huayan Peak and Chudian, you can admire Huayan Peak, which is known as the “Little Jinding”. If you take the cable car down to Leidongping, there is a special ski resort. Finally, take the scenic bus back to the foot of Emei Mountain to end your trip.
3. Transportation Guide
Generally speaking, people take a bus from Chengdu to Emei Mountain. You can take a direct bus from Chengdu Xinanmen Bus Station to Emei Mountain, every half an hour. Remember to buy a ticket to Baoguo Temple Bus Station, which is at the foot of Emei Mountain. Otherwise, you need to take another bus to Baoguo Temple from Emei City.
4. Fun Activities
South China’s Ice and Snow Scenery
At the foot of the mountain, the dark green leaves turn into a captivating crimson from yellow and red; while above 2000 meters above sea level, there is a world of snow-covered silver. Crystal clear ice branches, glittering tree pendants, dazzling mountain peaks, like a fairyland; climbing to the top of Jinding at an altitude of 3077 meters, smoke is filled with Buddhist chants, like flying in the clouds and riding the mist. On top of Jinding, the world’s highest Ten Directions Puxian Golden Buddha and the six great wonders of Emei Mountain create a holy and peaceful silver world. On a clear day in winter, the top of Emei Mountain is the best time to watch the sunrise, sea of clouds, Buddha’s light, sunset and other four wonders in winter.
Fun Skiing Destination
The Leidongping ski resort is built along the mountain with lush vegetation. The feeling of gliding through the green trees is something you can’t feel in other ski resorts. There are alpine skiing areas, beginner practice areas, flying disc slides, snowball fight areas and ice sculpture areas. Various fun and thrilling ice and snow entertainment will make you excited.
Hot Spring Spa
After the mountain, you can experience the “Buddha’s Holy Spring Night Hot Spring” to relieve the fatigue of your journey. This is the largest hot spring group in western China. Because of its large volume and good water quality, the water temperature at the time of extraction reaches 60 degrees Celsius, which is a rare high-quality radon hot spring, known as the “noble of hot springs”.
Food Paradise
It is the right time for winter health preservation and replenishing. This winter, Xin Emei is also a food paradise. The high, middle and low mountain tourism areas launched three “health preservation feasts” series this winter. The newly built characteristic food village in the low mountain area brings together gourmet food from all over the world, any kind will make you drool. Two specialties of Dong Emei related to snow: snow taro and snow bamboo shoots, are rich in nutrients and have a unique taste, of course, you can’t miss them.
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