A local's guide to Mount Emei, with a super detailed route to understand at a glance

A local's guide to Mount Emei, with a super detailed route to understand at a glance 1️⃣||When in Sichuan, how can you miss Mount Emei? As a local, I'm sharing the complete guide with you today, including the frequently asked questions everyone has 🏔Ticket ✅Scenic area 160 (Before buying bus or cable car tickets, you must have this one) ✅Sightseeing bus (round trip across the mountain) 90, one-way from Huangwan to Leidongping takes 2 hours ✅Cable car round trip 120, up 65, down 55, 3 minutes from Leidongping to the Golden Summit ⚠️Tickets and sightseeing bus can be used for two days 🌈Route ⬆️Going up: Emei Mountain Station▶🚌Shuttle bus 15 min🆓▶Huangwan Visitor Center▶🚌Sightseeing bus 2 hours▶Leidongping▶🚶Walk 1.5 km▶Jieyin Temple Cable Car Station▶🚠Cable car 3 minutes▶Golden Summit ⬇️Going down: Return the same way, the downhill sightseeing bus can go to 'Wannian Temple', walk for 40 minutes to Wannian Temple, and then walk down the mountain along the route 'Bailong Cave→Qingyin Pavilion→Ecological Monkey Zone→Baoguo Temple', about 2 hours 💡Important Tips ❓Where is a good place to stay? If your budget allows, it's best to stay at the Golden Summit to see the sunrise when you wake up. Next best is staying at Leidongping, where there are many hostels (equivalent to budget hotels), and you need to start for the Golden Summit at six in the morning. Additionally, every temple on the mountain offers accommodation, which requires a ☎️call to arrange. ❓Can I take a bus directly up the mountain from Emei Mountain Station? No. But there is a 🆓shuttle bus inside the station that takes you to Huangwan, about 15 minutes. ❓Is it better to walk up or down the mountain? Taking the cable car up the mountain saves energy; it takes about 3 hours to climb, but only 3 minutes by cable car. Walking down also takes 2 hours, and it's recommended to take the cable car both ways if you're not physically fit. Although the walk down is tough, the snow scenery along the way is beautiful. ❓Can I take the cable car directly up the mountain from Leidongping? No. You have to walk 1.5 km of mountain road from Leidongping to reach the cable car station, which is difficult to walk in winter due to ice, taking about half an hour. ❓Do I have to queue for 2 hours for the cable car? For the round-trip cable car, you usually queue for about 20 minutes, with 100 people per trip; for the circulating cable car, there are fewer people, and you hardly have to queue, just walk a little further. The price is the same. ❓Is it better to drive or take a bus up the mountain? Taking the bus is better; it stops at a rest station about every hour, where you can use the restroom and get food. If you drive, you can only go to zero kilometers and still need to take a bus up the mountain. ❓Can I hike up Mount Emei? Of course. It takes about 13 hours to hike up from Baoguo Temple. ❓Is it necessary to buy ice grips? In winter, the mountain roads are all icy, and you definitely need them, otherwise, you'll slip every ten steps. Ice grips are sold everywhere in Leidongping, for 10💰 ❓Is there food on the mountain? There is food for sale all along the way, and Huazang Temple at the summit also offers vegetarian meals. Leidongping has many restaurants with good taste, and it's very cost-effective. 🦘 ❓Is it cold on the mountain? Not cold, the mountain is very sunny, and a down jacket is enough. But it is very cold in the morning when watching the sunrise, so put on a hat and gloves. ‼️Check the weather forecast before going up the mountain; on non-sunny days, you can't see anything from the Golden Summit. Mount Emei