Planning to go to Mount Emei scenic area in Sichuan province? The scenic spot is set to launch the much anticipated off-season ticket pricing policy from December 15th. For a month (December 15th 2017 to January 15th 2018), the price is set to be reduced from a whopping 185 yuan to just 110 yuan (17 US dollars) per person. Prices for cable car services will also be slashed from 120 yuan to a mere

A selection of guests will give public speeches at the event on topics such as 'Promoting Emei Buddhism Culture, Upgrade Travel Destination Development', 'Ancient Architecture Preservation' and 'New Trend of Buddhism Culture in the Modern Society'. Mount Emei is one of the four Buddhism mountains and it is famous for its natural and cultural resources.

The legend behind the site dates back to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), when a Japanese monk, Hui’e, studying Buddhism in China was attracted to a statute of the bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokitesvara), the goddess of mercy, compassion, kindness and love, at the Fahua Temple on Wutai Mountain in inland Shanxi Province. He finally secured the abbot’s permission to transport the statue back to Japan to