Take the elders to Mount Emei on May Day and travel freely

Number of days: 4 days
Time: May
Average cost: 1400 yuan
With whom: and parents
Tour kinds: Free travel
The author went to these places: Emei Mountain Jinding Leidongping Zero km Wannianji Temple Hokokuji Temple Piaoxiang Hotel Xiangchi Qingyin Pavilion Qingyin Pinghu Huazang Temple Jieyin Hall Shuangqiao Qingyin First Mountain Pavilion
Updated: 2021.05.07

Pay special attention to pre-departure preparations:

raincoat (more rain on May Day in Mount Emei), a small amount of chocolate and pastries, down jacket, short sleeves, middle sleeves (the temperature difference between the mountains and the mountains is large, especially the elders must have one piece of clothing in each season), power bank, non-slip shoe covers, cash (there is no mobile phone signal in some places), and various other things that must be brought when going out.

The official WeChat public account books tickets, tourist tickets, and cable car tickets, and swipe your ID card directly when you arrive at the location. Basic fee: Mountain gate ticket: 160, whole mountain tour bus: 180, insurance: 10, Golden Dome cable car (up and down): 65+55.

Overall transportation:

Chengdu EMU goes to Emei Mountain Station to reach the scenic spot (note that there is also an Emei station, but Emei Mountain Station is more convenient, there is a free shuttle bus to the scenic spot directly to the Huangwan Visitor Center), and you can take the scenic bus when you arrive at the Huangwan Visitor Center.

The

main bus stops in the scenic area: Emei Mountain Huangwan Station→ Emei Mountain Leidongping Station→ Emei Mountain Zero Kilometer Station→ Emei Mountain Wannian Temple Station/Emei Mountain Wuxiangang Station→ Emei Mountain Baoguo Temple Station/Emei Mountain Huangwan Station. (Officials say that the one-way drive is expected to take about 1.5 hours, and I personally feel that it is almost 2 hours.)

Reference image (from their official website):

Here's the specific itinerary for each day:

May 1

itinerary: Chengdu - Leidongping of Emei Mountain (after arriving at Emei Mountain Station, take the shuttle bus to Huangwan Visitor Center, and then take the scenic bus to Leidongping Station).

Accommodation: There are many accommodations in the Leidongping parking lot, which can be booked in advance. You can also look for it when you arrive, there are many people there who ask to book accommodation, no. The personal Xinlongmen Boutique Hotel in Mount Emei this time is relatively small, the hygiene is okay, and the service attitude is also good.

Catering: Lunch (arrived at Huangwan around 12:30, there are many dining options nearby, I entered one at will), dinner (Leidongping Piaoxiang Hotel, a popular recommendation from a review, the dishes are really good and not expensive)

Note:After taking a break after lunch at the visitor center, I took the car directly to Leidongping at about 4 o'clock. After settling down, I took my elders for a walk around the area, learned about the route to the Golden Peak the next day (after all, it is not easy to find the direction when it was dark), and then visited the Yuanjue Temple near the cliff next to Leidongping. At this time, the fog is clear, and the mountain view is also beautiful. After dinner, I rested early, after all, I had to get up early the next day to go to the Golden Dome.

Hotel entrance:

May 2

itinerary:Leidongping - Golden Peak - Leidongping - Xixiang Pond - Leidongping - Qingyin Pavilion (ropeway up and down the Golden Dome, Leidongping Station - Wuxiangang Station (Qingyin Pavilion), there is a monkey warning! ）。

Accommodation: Qingyin Pavilion Scenic Area Qingyin Ping Lake is also a circle of various homestays, personally this time I stayed in Emei Mountain Qingyin Yashe, cost-effective, clean and hygienic sound insulation effect, the boss is very enthusiastic.

Catering: Breakfast at Woyun Zen Temple in Jinding (10 yuan per person, hot porridge, steamed buns and side dishes), lunch (stalls next to the elephant washing pond or along the road), dinner (Qingyin Yashe Restaurant, delicious scenery)

Note: This day's itinerary is the most tiring, because I want to admire the rhododendron and see the legendary place where Puxian Bodhisattva washes elephants, so I can only walk up and down.

Get up at 4:30 in the morning, pack up and climb a section in the direction of the Golden Peak and then take the cable car (the cable car opens at 5:30 in the peak season and is fast, the sunrise time in this season is about 6:20, but there are more queues, so you also need to queue up in advance, otherwise you won't be able to catch the sunrise.
After going up to the Golden Peak to find a suitable viewing point, wait a while to see the beautiful sunrise sea of clouds~~~

The Golden Peak admired the sea of clouds, worshipped the Ten Directions Puxian, Woyun Zen Temple, and Huazang Temple, and then took the ropeway down the mountain, and then looked at the reception hall next to the ropeway, and returned to Leidongping. After the hotel rests, check out to store your luggage.Start walking back and forth to the elephant washing pool, and finally take a bus from Leidongping to Wuxian Gang.

P.S. You may encounter monkeys on the way to and from the elephant washing pool, so remember to pack everything in your bag. The stalls along the way can sit and rest without consumption, and the shops are very enthusiastic.

Golden Dome Scenery:

On the road to washing the elephant pool:

Alpine rhododendron:

Gongtong:

flowers:

Elephant Washing Pool:

Qingyin Pavilion accommodation:

May 3

itinerary: Qingyin Pavilion — Huangwan Center - Baoguo Temple - Huangwan Center (Wuxiangang Station - Huangwan Station).

Accommodation: There is a small town in Huangwan next to the Huangwan Visitor Center, and there are all kinds of accommodation and homestays. The Emei Mountain Fanxing Mountain House where I live, a hotel with a very distinctive decoration, although it is next to the center of Huangwan, but it is not easy to find it by following the navigation. The service attitude is very good, the environment is hygienic, and you can also overlook the mountains.

Catering: Breakfast (Qingyin Yashe Restaurant), lunch (cattle herder Su Ji Stomp Beef next to Huangwan Center - a certain review is the first, the taste is indeed okay), dinner (lunch is too supportive, skipped)

Note: Qingyin Pinghu Lake is very close to Qingyin Pavilion, so after breakfast, pack up your luggage and store it in the hotel and go out for a walk, and walk for 5 minutes to Qingyin Pavilion. Because of the itinerary on the 2nd, the elders were a little tired, so we took a leisurely stroll around Qingyin Pavilion and left after a walk around Qingyin Lake
(the reference time for walking from Qingyin Pavilion to Wannian Temple is 1 hour, and you can judge whether to go to Wannian Temple according to your physical strength). Checked into the accommodation near Huangwan at about 1 o'clock, had lunch, and took the free bus to Baoguo Temple at the visitor center. After visiting Baoguo Temple, I went along the road to the famous mountains in the world and the first pavilion to take a check-in photo, and then took the bus back to Huangwan to rest~~

Qingyin Lake:

Shuangqiao Qingyin:

Qingyin Pavilion:

Baoguo Temple:

the first mountain pavilion:

hotel mountain view:

After breakfast on

May 4th

, I will return to Chengdu~~

The hotel breakfast is not bad, put a separate photo (the noodles here in Emei Mountain are thin and a little hard):

The last P.S. If you don't go to Wannian Temple, the actual 3-day and 4-day itinerary can be compressed together, and you can return to Chengdu on the evening of the 3rd, of course, you can also stay for one night to relax. Bubble in the hot springs.