Mount Emei ~ hike to the golden top after the snow, knock on the door to stay in the Zen room on a cold night, drink cold beer in the snow, and taste the first folded ear root in the night market

Number of days: 2 days
Time: January
Average cost: 460 yuan
With whom: a person
Tour kinds: food, photography, humanities, free travel, train, hiking, saving money, weekend trips
Updated: 2025.01.30

Before coming to Chengdu, Sichuan, for many years, Mount Emei was the place I missed; When I arrived in Chengdu, I had been busy with work for 8 months and had no time or mood to travel, until January 10 this year, I had to climb Mount Emei during my annual leave, and I came!

In the afternoon, I took care of my things, put on my trekking poles, went straight to Chengdu East Railway Station, bought the ticket with the closest time, 65 yuan, and rushed to Mount Emei. . . When I arrived, it was already night, and I walked to the booked Home Inn Emei Mountain Pedestrian Street store, 76 yuan, and after staying, I came out to visit the night view of Emei Mountain City and find some special things to eat.

Roadside food stalls: a fried fat sausage, a cold vegetable platter (with folded ear roots), a bottle of Lebao beer, a tofu pudding (white water tofu cubes + dipping sauce), tofu pudding is the characteristic of Mount Emei here, many store signs are all kinds of tofu pudding, this meal is 56 yuan, the boss is a man about 50 years old, cooks by himself, sits next to me in the stir-fry and lights a cigarette, chats with me in Sichuan dialect, because of the fast speed of speech, I can't understand some places, his wife is next to me and helps translate into Mandarin, It makes sense that women have better language skills than men

He asked me how the fat sausage was cooked, and I said "yes" He said that he had been making stir-fried dishes since he was 18 years old, and he felt that he had a sense of satisfaction and pride in the dishes he cooked, and this feeling was integrated into the dishes, which made me think it was delicious.

About the folded ear root, after I came to Chengdu, I should have eaten it when I ate hot pot again, it was wrapped in meat and eaten in the hot pot with a spicy taste, but I could still taste the particularly stimulating taste of the folded ear root, this time the folded ear root was cold, I was not fully mentally prepared, I ate it in one bite and vomited it out, I was very embarrassed, but the extremely tyrannical fishy smell did make me unacceptable, I didn't eat this dish again, but I was deeply impressed.

The tofu pudding is tender and stylish, dipped in the boss's special dipping sauce, nutritious and delicious.

After eating, I went back to the hotel to sleep, and when I got up in the morning and set off, the front desk attendant said: Are you going up the mountain today, well, the weather is good today, it should look good on it.

I want to replenish calories before going up the mountain, walk to a noodle restaurant, order a bowl of mixed sauce noodles, 8 yuan a large bowl, eat and drink, and set off satisfied.

There is a bus from the city to the Emei Mountain Scenic Area, 2 yuan. After arriving at the scenic spot, I didn't want to take the car up, I wanted to walk on foot, but I walked more than 3 kilometers and returned, 6 or 7 kilometers back and forth, passed the village under the mountain to go in and take a look, returned to the gate of the scenic spot to buy tickets and sightseeing tickets, 160 yuan, honestly got on the car, if you ask me why I came back halfway, look at the picture below to know.

The above photo is taken from the car going up the mountain, northerners often say that southerners can't see heavy snow or something, that is on flat ground, look at the university on the mountain, I have never seen such a big snow, the shrubs and uncles bent the crawlers piece by piece, many branches were broken, tilted around, if I walked 50 kilometers in this environment, I would probably face great danger. At this point, I personally understood what it means: a mountain has four seasons, and ten miles of different days.

get off near the reception hall on the mountain, and there are still more than 5 kilometers to the top of the mountain, such a heavy snow, there are not many tourists, they all choose to make a cable car up, But of course I have to hike up, and 5 or 6 kilometers is already not enough.

bought non-slip shoe covers on the spot, brought two trekking poles, all relying on this equipment, all the way, but there was no expected altitude sickness problem, because at an altitude of more than 2800 meters, there would be a little high reaction, I was not aware of the high reaction at first, but I felt as if the actions I made did did not match the intensity of the wheezing? Because I often run and exercise, I don't feel like it, but later I realized that this was altitude sickness, and I was very excited to experience high anti-rebellion for the first time.

About 2900 meters up, after Taiziping, in a small shop to replenish some energy, such a good view, eyes in heaven, body in hell, but excited, must drink, two tea eggs, a barrel of beer, 20 yuan, at this altitude in this weather, this price is not expensive. The problem is that after the beer is opened, all the ice foam in it gushes out, so I chew the beer and eat two tea eggs, which is quite beautiful.

Because I slept in the morning, I walked 6 kilometers before going up the mountain, and now it's more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon, if you want to find a place to live, just stay on the mountain, the temple in Taiziping that I just passed by has a guest room, 80 yuan for an overnight stay, although I really want to live in a meditation room, but there is no air conditioning and no water to take a bath, I decided to go to the top of the mountain first to take a look, and then decide whether to come down and live.

The hotels on the top of the mountain are more than I want to spend, and the trip is about hardships to be fun, so I still returned to the 80 yuan one night meditation room.

This condition is difficult, but also interesting, wooden three-story building, the structure is the same as in ancient times, heating by electric blankets, going to the toilet to go downstairs to the toilet next to the temple, hot water is only in the thermos. My scarf at that time was frozen and hardened by the air I exhaled, and the leatherette gloves were also hard because of the low temperature, how could there be a cold word in the room, the air at an altitude of more than 2,800 meters was thin, and the gasping was even more aggravated by the loss of heat.At night, I drank the two bags of instant coffee I brought with me with precious hot water, and at 8 o'clock, I went to bed, covered myself with three quilts, put on a hat, and started sleeping...

At four o'clock in the middle of the night, the sound of the temple's bells came to the room through the single-layer glass and insolid windows, ah, so quiet, the sound of the bells in the middle of the night made the cold night of late winter even more quiet. Braving the indescribable cold, I got out of bed, pushed open the window, and looked at the temple courtyard late at night. The stars are so close, the air is so good, everything in front of you is so clear under the reflection of lights and snow, so beautiful, living in a meditation room is the right choice.

I got up at 6 o'clock in the morning, stepped on the thick snow and walked out of the yard, looking back, the red window was the meditation room where I lived. After a night of adapting to the altitude, I felt that my breathing was not uncomfortable, and I walked up the mountain with trekking poles and non-slip shoe covers in the half-bright and half-dark sky, and the sky became brighter and brighter, reaching the golden peak, which was really magnificent.

The Golden Dome is 3079 meters above sea level, and the view is excellent on a sunny day today.

Looking west at the Golden Peak, you can see Gongga Mountain and Wawu Mountain.

Last

night's street wine, this morning's Emei Peak;

After the winter snow first cleared, Gongga looked westward;

There are no clouds in the blue sky, and the distant mountains are like waves;

The rising sun shines on the golden roof, and the morning breeze blows the cedars;

refreshing and turbid, magnificent and open-minded;

Always be accompanied by truth, goodness, and beauty, and do not be a careless old man.

some energy replenishment before going down the mountain, 10 yuan.Here, every drop of water, every piece of warm clothing or shelter, a hemp rope (tied to shoes to prevent slipping), every bit of food that carries calories is precious and connected to life, which is completely different from the feeling under the mountain.

Set off, go down the mountain with a relaxed and satisfied mood

the pheasant sings in the distant trees, and the squirrel leaps near the branches;

The stone steps are buried in the snow, and the bamboo cane explores the road;

Relax your heart down the mountain and think back to yesterday's cold and bitterness;

It seems to hear the bell from last night, accompanying me on the road ahead.

a bit of a Potala palace meaning?

As long as it is a high-altitude place, the air is thin, the sun is strong, and it feels like this when it is sunny.

witnessed a monkey robbing a bag of bread from a pedestrian's hand here. If you come here, don't hold a bag or bag in your hand, the monkey will think that there is food in it and will grab it, and your reaction speed is generally not as fast as his.