Mt.Emei
1 min readMount Emei is a mountain in Sichuan Province,China,whose name is merely a toponym that carries no additional meaning.Geographically,Mt.Emei sits at the western rim of the Sichuan Basin.The west of mountains are known as Daxiangling.A large surrounding area of countryside is geologically known as the Permian Emeishan Large Igneous Province,a large igneous province generated by the Emeishan Traps volcanic eruptions during the Permian Period.At 3,099 metres,Mt.Emei is the highest of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China.Administratively,Mt.Emei is located near the county-level city of the same name(Emeishan),which is in turn part of the prefecture-level city of Leshan.It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996.
Location
Mt.Emei located in Leshan,Sichuan Province.
Admission Fee
Peak season(Jan.15~Dec.14):¥185
off season(Dec.15~Jan.14):¥110
Opening hour
Peak season(Jan.15~Dec.14):6:00a.m.~6:30p.m.
off season(Dec.15~Jan.14):7:00 a.m.~5:50 p.m.
Transportation
From the Chengdu New South Gate Station:
Take a tour bus to the Meishan long-distance bus center or Leshan long-distance bus center,then transfer to No.1 or 5 bus to Emei mountain scenic spot.