*Chengdu: Emei Mountain and Great Buddha

Day 1: Car transfer from Chengdu to Leshan, en route you will visit the Great Buddha, transfer to Emei, the take a cable car up to Wanniansi Temple, Overnight accommodation at the Wanniansi Temple or similar Lunch and Dinner included today.

Day 2: Cable car to the top of the mountain, overnight accommodation at the Emei Jinging Hotel located on the top of the mountain. Lunch and Dinner included.

Day 3: Cable car ride to the base of the mountain, transfer back to Chengdu.

About Leshan
Le Shan is 30km east of Emei Shan. The city's relaxed atmosphere is just the right prescription for sore muscles after some tough hiking. The giant attraction of the city is the world's largest Buddha statue. It's 71m high and you'll feel infinitely small just compared with one of the Buddha's toenails. The statue is carved out from the rocks at the confluence of the Dadu, Minjiang and Qingyi Rivers. Legend has it the swift currents created by the clash of these rivers sunk innumerable ships and drowned their passengers. In AD 713 the monk Haitong began building the Buddha in the hope this would prevent further disasters. Construction finished 90 years later and the waste rocks from the carving succeeded in calming the waters. (More about Leshan)

About Emei Shan
Emei Shan is the highest of China's four holy Buddhist Mountains, rising 3,099m above sea level about 170 km from Chengdu. Buddhists believe the mountain is home to Samantabhadra –patron of the Lotus Sutra and Bodhisattva of Pervading Goodness.

Emei Golden SummitThe route to the summit crosses a lush and diverse landscape with enchanted rock formations, waterfalls and narrow gorges. Climbing upwards you'll encounter countless temples and pavilions. Thousands of pilgrims walk the way to the top many of them elderly and sporting canes with their pockets filled with incense and ghostdom paper money to be burned. (More about Emeishan)

City Guide of Chengdu