Leshan and Mt. Emei Buddhism Pilgrimage Tour

Day 1 Chengdu - Leshan - Emei city (L/D)

Your tour begins in the morning, drive from downtown Chengdu towards Leshan, enjoying countryside views of the Chuanxi Plain on the way (two hours along expressway). Arrive in Leshan at noon. After lunch, board a tour boat have a panoramic view of the biggest carved Buddha statue in the world. Drive on for half an hour to Emei mountain and visit Baoguosi temple---the largest temple at the foot of Mt. Emei.
Overnight: at Emeishan Grand Hotel or similar in Emei city. 

Day 2 Mt.Emei sightseeing, Back to Chengdu (B/L)

Set off from the hotel at 7:00am by tour bus to the cable car station, where you will begin your ride to the the highest summit of Mt. Emei, the Golden summit. Have a look around the Golden summit including Huazang temple. After lunch, take the cable car down and take the bus to Wanniansi parking lot which is located halfway up Mt. Emei. Take another cable car to visit Wanniansi temple. Return to Chengdu, the tour ends.



Leshan or "happy mountain," on the Southwestern fringe of the Red Basin in Southern Sichuan, about 120 km from Chengdu, is a prefecture-level city located in the Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Leshan is home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral and the Leshan Teachers' College. The Leshan Giant Buddha, a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture, is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. The statue, built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), makes itself the most renowned scenic spot in Leshan City. It is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world.