FAQ

Notice for Boating:

1、Follow the director’s direction, and get on and off the boat orderly and carefully.
2、Put on the life jacket during boating.

3、Inflammable and explosive dangerous goods are prohibited.
4、Keep the boat and the river clean. Please do not litter peels, paper scraps and other waste about.

What Clothes You Need to Take before Coming to Mt. Emei? What Do You Need to Pay Attention to?

1、The temperature difference between the foot and top of Mt. Emei is 13 degree Centigrade, but you don’t need to bring heavy coat along with you, as overcoat can be rented in Leidongping Parking Lot, Jieyin Temple and Golden Summit with 20 RMB/overcoat (100 RMB guarantee deposit);
2、There are a lot of hiking trails within Mt. Emei Scenic Area, and the temperature changes significantly at different sea level and different time, so please wear proper clothing to avoid catching cold. In winter, you can bring overcoat with you, and clothes should be loose and sweat-wicking. Please do not wear brightly-colored clothing, because it can stimulate monkeys easily, causing unnecessary troubles. For women, skirts, dresses, high-heeled shoes and new shoes should be avoided. It is appropriate to wear a pair of suitable shoes such as fabric shoes, rubber soled shoes and hiking shoes as well as light backpacks.
3、 With low clouds and thick fog, Mt. Emei is a rainy area, so rainproof should be prepared. If the umbrella is inconvenient for mountaineering, lightweight disposable rain cape is a good substitute, and it can be bought within the scenic area. There are two types of disposable rain cape, one is thin and non-durable, costing 6 RMB; another has buckles, which is thick and durable, costing 10 RMB; the shop manager highly recommend the latter type based on his own experience.
4、Mountaineering is an energy-consuming activity, except for getting enough sleep, drinking enough water and taking enough food are also important. Drinking water and snacks such as biscuits and cakes can be bought in the food stalls along the mountain road at any time.
5、Sunblock should be prepared to prevent you from the intensive ultraviolet ray in the Golden Summit.
6、You may pass the Monkey Reserve during mountaineering, and it is suggested to spend 1 RMB to buy a bamboo pole along Qingyin Temple or Wannian Temple.

Distance between Scenic Spots in Mt. Emei:

I. Hiking routes 1.(kilometer)
Baoguo Temple 1km Fuhu Temple 1.5km Leiyin Temple 2.5km Chunyang Temple 3.5km Shenshui Pavilion 1km Zhongfeng Temple 2.5km Qingyin Pavilion 1km Yixiantian (A Strip of Sky) 0.5km (Monkey Reserve) 4.5km Hongchunping 10km Chapengzi (Tea Hut) 5km Xianfeng Temple (Jiulao Cave) 7.5kmYuxian Temple 2.5km Jiulinggang 2.5km Xixiang Temple 4km Baiyun Temple 3.5km Leidongping 1.5km Jieyin Temple 6km Golden Summit
Hiking routes 2Qingyin Pavilion 1km Bailong Cave 2km Wannian Temple 5km Xixin Temple 4km Chudian Temple 1km HuayanTemple 1.5km Jiulinggang 2.5km Xixiang Temple 4kmBaiyun Temple 3.5km Leidongping 1.5km Jieyin Temple 6km Golden Summit

II.Driving routes (kilometer)
Baoguo Temple 10km Wuxiangang Parking Lot 15km Wannian Parking Lot 10km Linggongli Station 23km Leidongping Parking Lot

Notice for Watching Monkeys:

There are some tips for feeding monkeys. You’d better carry the monkey food in your hand in advance and hand them out when you meet monkeys; you can also let the monkeys fetch the food by themselves. When the food are run out, clap your hands to show them you are run out of food, or they will be insatiable and look up your bags.
When you are in Monkey Reserve, don’t look straight in monkeys’ eyes, provoke them or touch little monkeys, or you may be assaulted by adult monkeys; don’t bring valuable goods into Monkey Reserve but if you have to bring valuables with you, hang or grasp them well because sometimes, monkeys will grab these things or hang them on the tree; If monkeys get close to you, keep calm and don’t scream out. When you are in the mountain trail, don’t show your fear when you are feeding monkeys or when you see them passing by. Pretend to be fearless, or monkeys will tease you. Sometimes when they are not satisfied with the food you gave them, they will search your bags, or grab your camera or haversack and hang them on the tree branch. In these cases, there’s no alternative but to turn to monkey guarders for help.
Monkeys like beauties as well. When they see female tourists in colorful clothes, they may scratch you. So ladies wearing colorful clothes are not suggested to tease monkeys or travel through the Monkey Reserve alone, instead, you’d better pass the Monkey Reserve with a group of people, or ask the guardian to escort you. One weakness of the monkeys in Mt. Emei is that they are afraid of walking sticks, and they will run away when the guardian strikes the stick on the ground. So it will be safer to have a stick at hand.

Notice for Living in the Golden Summit Scenic Area(Leidongping) and Watching Sunrise:

1. In Mt. Emei Tourist Transport Center, the departure time in summer is 5:00 a.m. and the last bus leaves at 17:00；in winter, the departure time is 6:00 a.m. and the last bus leaves at 16:00; in the morning, there will be a bus every 30 minutes; while in the afternoon it will be 60 minutes; It costs 2 hours from Mt. Emei Tourist Transport Center to Leidongping Parking Lot. After arriving there, you can stop mountaineering and have a good rest there if the hotel you book is nearby; if you stay at the Golden Summit, you have to walk for another 1.5 km. (about 30 minutes) to Jieyin Temple ( the location of the lower station of the cable way). In summer, the Golden Summit cable car operates from 5:30 a.m. to 18:00. If you miss the cable car, you have to walk for another 6 km.(2 hours) on the steep trails to reach the Golden Summit. So if you want to stay at the Golden Summit, please schedule your time properly.
2. In your first night is in the hotel at the Golden Summit, open the electric blanket to dry the bedding so that you can have a good sleep. The Golden Summit is as high as 3077 meters above sea level, and the air is rarefied, so don’t run quickly or drink strong wine. Symptoms such as dizziness, vomit and empurpling lips are response of attitude reaction. In these cases, take boiled water with salt and sugar immediately and keep warm. If you feel no better, please contact the staffs in the Golden Summit Cable Car Company for help and they will send you to Leidongping.

3. If you stay overnight in the hotels at the Golden Summit and want to watch the sunrise, you’d better get up at 5:30 a.m. in the summer time and 6:30 a.m. in the winter time. The best viewing place is the area near Sheshen Cliff. Since the temperature at the Golden Summit is about 13 centigrade, lower than that at the foot of Mt. Emei, and the temperature is lower in the morning, please prepare an overcoat (overcoat rental services are provided in hotels, 20 RMB rental; 100 RMB guarantee deposit).
4. If you stay overnight in the hotels near Leidongping Parking Lot, you should leave the hotel at 5:00 a.m. in summer, and 6:00 a.m. in winter if you want to watch the sunrise, because you have to walk for 1.5 km. (about 30 minutes) to Jieyin Temple (the location of the lower station of the cable way)，and after 5 minutes’ ride, you can reach the Golden Summit. Since the temperature difference with the foot of Mt. Emei is about 13 centigrade, and the temperature is lower in the morning, please prepare an overcoat (overcoat rental services are provided in hotels, 20 RMB rental; 100 RMB guarantee deposit).

Notice for Self-driving and Parking Lot in Mt. Emei Scenic Area:

1. The road condition of Mt. Emei is quite good as the mountain roads are two-lane asphalt roads. Although there are quite a lot of curve roads, each corner is equipped with a mirror. If you have mountain path drive experience, it’s not dangerous at all.

2. Traffic control will be implemented in Mt. Emei Scenic Area in winter, so at that time, all the private cars can only reach Wannian Parking Lot. Sometimes, before reaching there, the road has been covered with slippery ice; therefore, self-driving is not recommended in winter. You can park the car within Baoguo Temple Scenic Area.

3. Parking Lot and Charging Information in Mt. Emei Scenic Area:

Charges in Mt. Emei-Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area:

Admission ticket for Mt. Emei Scenic Area：185 RMB/ person (the charge standard started from March. 16^th, 2013), 110 RMB/ person in slack season (from Dec. 15^th to Jan. 15^th in the next year)
Admission ticket for Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area: 90 RMB/person, saver ticket: 50 RMB/person
Golden Summit Cable Car: in peak season: up 65 RMB/person, down 55 RMB/person
In slack season: up 30 RMB/person, down 20RMB/ person
Wannian Cable Car: in peak season: up 65 RMB/person, down 45 RMB/person
In slack season: up 30 RMB/person, down 20RMB/ person
Tour bus ticket: return ticket for whole-mountain trip (Baoguo Temple to Leidongping) 90 RMB/person, return ticket for half-mountain trip 40 RMB/person
Leshan Giant Buddha Boating Ticket: 70 RMB/person
Temple ticket: Wanian Temple: 10 RMB/person, Baoguo Temple: 8 RMB/person, Fuhu Temple: 6 RMB/person

Lingxiu Hot Spring: 168 RMB/person
Hongzhu Forest Hot Spring: 268 RMB/person
Yoga Hot Spring: 168 RMB/person
Ski Field: Skiing 80 RMB/person/hour
Chartered bus:
Baoguo Temple-Leidongping-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang (round-trip of the whole mountain) Peony bus with 22 seats 1980 RMB
Baoguo Temple-Leidongping-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang (round-trip of the whole mountain) King Long bus with 28 seats 2520 RMB
1980元Baoguo Temple-Leidongping-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang ( round-trip of the whole mountain) Toyota bus with 22 seats 1980 RMB
Baoguo Temple-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang (round-trip of half-mountain) King Long bus with 28 seats 1120 RMB
1400元Baoguo Temple-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang (round-trip of half-mountain) King Long bus with 35 seats 1400 RMB
1440元Baoguo Temple-Wannian Temple-Wuxiangang (round-trip of half-mountain) King Long bus with 36 seats

Notice for Mountaineering in Mt. Emei

There are two trails for mountaineering: one starts from Qingyin Pavilion, via Hongchunping, Xianfeng Temple and Yuxian Temple to Leidongping, covering 40.5 km.; another starts from Wannian Temple, via Xixin Temple and Chudian Temple to Leidongping, covering 21.5 km.. When you start mountaineering, do not be in a hurry to succeed, just step by step and move ahead gradually. The following tips will help you mountaineer easily:
1、Following your own speed, and don’t walk quickly, because it will cost much energy. Remember: more haste, less speed. If you walk with many people, you’d better find a companion who walks at the similar speed with you.
2、Measuring your physical ability scientifically: you should know clearly about your ability and enhance your walking speed or walking time properly.
3、Don’t just bow your head and walk and miss the scenery around: keep fit is only one of the purposes for hiking, thus, try to avoid walking for “self-abused” purposes, since high energy consumption gets more harms than benefits sometimes. Remember: the most suitable speed is the speed that you can walk for a whole day comfortably when you are hiking.

4、Learn how to have a rest during mountaineering: every person has his own methods, and during mountaineering, you should walk in a comfortable way, so that your energy can be used scientifically.

5、Eat and drink more when you walk: this does not mean you can over-eat or over-drink, because you may not be able to walk if you eat too much. Here, “more” refers to the frequency.

Walking consumes a big amount of calories, thus, to add strength, more water and food are needed. You may drink more water before climbing a sharp slope. You may also add some salt in the water you drink when it is hot and you sweat much.
6、Rest in a scientific way when you walk: generally speaking, you should rest for 10 minutes after every 50 minutes’ walk. You may adjust the rest time according to your own situation.
7、Bring with you cooling ointment, towel, band-aid, needle, thread, knife etc. Mountaineering is no easy task, so make mental preparation before mountaineering.

8、There are signs along the road, so please walk along constructed roads, and do not walk through shortcuts. Please dial the emergency number on the ticket in case of losing your way.
9、Do not play with monkeys at will. You’d better buy a stick (1 RMB) at Qingyin Pavilion or Wannian Temple. Do not panic when you meet with monkeys. You simply need to knock on the ground with the stick, and monkeys will give you the way.

In addition, pack up your personal belongings well, and don’t eat in front of monkeys.
10、There is no obvious toilet along the footpath from Monkey Zone to Leidongping. Generally speaking, there are lavatories around wayside snack bars, but they are probably away from the footpath and can be quite shabby. Therefore, you’d better use the toilet at your earliest convenience.
11、The temperature decreases slowly as the altitude rises gradually. It is suggested to bring a pure-cotton or quick-drying sweat-absorbing coat. You can rent an overcoat at Leidongping (20 RMB rental, 100 RMB guarantee deposit ).
12、There are only about 10 hotels at Leidongping, so you have to book your rooms in advance. Our agency provides reservation service for hotels at Leidongping. Please call us if you have the need.
13、Climbing equipment: Mt. Emei is very well-developed, so you do not need to bring any special climbing equipment.

Worshiping Method of Buddhism

Worship is called “baibai” in Hokkien dialect, which means piously showing respect to a Buddha or Bodhisattva statue. The method is as follows:
①Stand solemnly, wrist in front of the heart and feet splayed with heels two inches apart and big toes eight inches from one another. After forming the posture, concentrate, close the eyes and meditate: my father who is in limitless kalpa stands on my right; my mother who is also in limitless kalpa stands on my left; sons, daughters and other dependents stand behind me; all injustice, hatred and karma are in front. My parents, enemies, relatives and dependents, who are in limitless kalpa, are all beside and surrounding me, worshiping Buddha. Wish you all lifetime good karma, and afterlives in the Western Pure Land. (Note: this meditation and worshiping method belongs to Esoteric Buddhism’s ultimate initial approach to become a Buddhist believer. If you meditate and worship this way regularly, you can not only relieve the souls of those who you meditate but can also eliminate karma and misfortune for yourself. Reciting scriptures, incantations and the holy epithets of Bodhisattvas has the same function, so please deal it with utmost solemnity) After meditation, stoop down, stretch out the right arm slightly to the right, turn the right palm upside down and press on the center of the worship cushion, keep the left palm at ease and steady, and subsequently get on knees (this is step one).
②Then, lower your left palm and press on the left front of the worship cushion(this is the second step).
③Next, move the right palm from the center to the right front of the worship cushion, and keep the palms about six inches apart (this is half a step and is called “the 2.5^th step” which is an old name).
④Then, lower the head to between the palms and on the cushion.
⑤Turn the palms upwards. This means to hold the feet of Buddha with the hands and pray for blessing. This is called feet-holding ceremony. (There is another explanation: in ancient times when children or lowly people asked for gifts or money from elder or lords, they would reach out the palms this way to receive the treasure they asked for. This also means to receive the blessing granted by the Bodhisattva).
⑥Make fists and turn over them again, raise the head from the worship cushion, and move the right hand towards the center of the worship cushion.
⑦Raise the left palm to chest level, raise the body with the push of the right palm, join the right palm the left one, raise the knees at the same time, and keep the palms joined.
⑧After finishing these three steps, lower the joined palms to the knees, close the thumbs and cover the four fingers of the right hand with the four of the left hand. Unfold the index fingers and put the fingertips upward together (this is called entering meditation), straighten the waist, put the hand gesture in front of eyebrows, and then release the hands. This is called enquiry.

Notice for Taking a Bus in Mt. Emei Scenic Area

1、The road in Mt. Emei Scenic Area covers 53 km.. Besides Tourists Transportation Center near Baoguo Temple, there are another four stations. As the altitude increases, they are Wuxiangang Station, Wannian Station, Linggongli Station and Leidongping Station. Each station has buses going in both directions and there are also parking lots for private cars.
2、Tour buses in Mt. Emei Scenic Area are high-end tour buses, including Xiamen King Long buses and Toyota Coaster buses. The roads in the scenic area are in good condition, however, as there are many curves, tourists who have carsickness please take carsickness medicine 30 minutes in advance.
3、In summer, the first bus in Mt. Emei Tourist Transportation Center leaves at 5:00 a.m. and the last leaves at 17:00. There is a bus leaving every 30 minutes in the morning and 60 minutes in the afternoon. It takes 20 minutes from Baoguo Temple Tourist TransportCenter to Wuxiangang Station, 35 minutes to Wannian Station, 60 minutes to Linggongli Station, and 2 hours to Leidongping Station.
4、The last bus from Mt. Emei Tourists Transportation Center to Chengdu leaves at 18:00. During golden week, holidays and festivals buses will run overtime according to the passenger flow. Tourists who need to return to Chengdu please manage your schedule appropriately. Please tell our staff when signing the agreement if you need us to book a bus ticket to Chengdu. The bus ticket price from Tourists Transportation Center in Baoguo Temple Scenic Area to Xinnanmen Station in Chengdu is 48 RMB/person. We also provide car rental service for tourists who are in a hurry to return to Chengdu. For detailed information please click “car rental prices from Chengdu to Mt. Emei”

Notice for Bankcard Consumption

1、In Baoguo Temple Scenic Area at the foot of Mt. Emei, all star-rated hotels accept UnionPay card consumption. Nevertheless, entering the gate of Mt. Emei, UnionPay can be used only in Jinding (Golden Summit) Hotel, Wannian Temple Buddhism Commodity Goods Store and Jinding (Golden Summit) Buddhism Commodity Goods Store. No other hotels or temples accept bankcard consumption, so please prepare enough cash before entering the mountain gate in case of need.
2、There is an ATM of Agricultural Bank of China in Baoguo Temple Scenic Area, which is in the Agricultural Bank of China branch besides Jinye Hotel. There isanother ATM of China Construction Bank, which is on the right of the Gate of Mt. Emei Tourist Transport Center.

Notice for Hot Spring Bath

Prices:

1、People who have insomnia, neurasthenia, hypertension, heart disease and sequela of cerebral hemorrhage should take 37℃ - 38℃ mild hot spring; People who have rheumatoid, gastrointestinal disease and neuralgia should take43℃- 45℃ high-temperature hot spring; Some skin disease patients had better not take hot spring bath; People who have acute diseases, hemorrhaging, contagious diseases, major heart disease, advanced-stage hypertension, malignant tumors etc. are forbidden from taking hot spring bath. Mild disease sufferers should take hot spring treatment according to doctor’s instruction.
2、Please do not take hot spring bath after drinking liquor because this could cause drunkenness or other discomfort symptoms.
3、Clean your body before entering the spring, you do not have to scrub hard though. Choose hot spring of appropriate temperature and PH value.
4、When taking the bath, feel the temperature with your foot from low-temperature spring to high-temperature spring so as to adapt to the hot spring temperatures gradually. Generally, bathing time should be around 20 minutes each time. It is better to keep it shorter than 30 minutes. If you feel thirsty or chest distress, you’d better rest by the pool, do some stretch excises, and drink some water. Please remember, you can only release physical and mental pressure if you close your eyes and stay in the mood of meditation.
5、After taking the bath, shower with clear water, and keep warm.

View Time of Major Scenic Spots

Sunrise：summer6：00 a.m.，winter7：00 a.m.
Sea of clouds：9：00 a.m.—10：00 a.m.，3：00 p.m.—4：00 p.m.
Buddha's Light：9：00—10：00 a.m.，3：00 p.m.—4：00 p.m.
Azalea：Leidongping : April to May，Wanfo Peak : May to June
Skiing：December to March of the next year
Red leaves：October
Monkeys：All year round

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