Leshan and Mount Emei in 3 Days: Buddha, Summit and Forest

Give the Giant Buddha one heritage day, move to an Emeishan base, then separate the transport-assisted Golden Summit from a Qingyin forest day.

Real view of the Leshan Giant Buddha carved into the river cliff

Photo: 王计 · Source · CC BY 2.5

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DAY 1

Leshan Railway Station → Giant Buddha north-arrival stop · 9.2km

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About 28 min by car in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; the mapped K2 bus took about 42 min including 427m of walking, but the current stop and timetable control

    Leshan Giant Buddha Mountain Heritage Route

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    Leshan Giant Buddha ...

Current signed Giant Buddha exit → Leshan meal → Emeishan / Huangwan split base

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Protect one relaxed food period, then use a dated train or confirmed road transfer; the live mountain exit, luggage pickup and exact Emeishan hotel pin determine the real sequence

DAY 2

Emeishan Railway Station → Huangwan Visitor Centre · 4.2km

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About 10 min by car in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; mapped bus 7 took about 36 min including 921m of walking

Huangwan / Baoguo orientation → current Leidongping temporary area → Jieyin Hall cableway branch

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Use only the matching dated scenic-bus and cableway products; 2026–27 construction, timed capacity, queues, ice and weather control the operating sequence

    Mount Emei Golden Summit Transport Day

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    Mount Emei Golden Su...

DAY 3

Huangwan / Baoguo orientation → matching Wuxiangang–Qingyin branch

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Use the current middle-mountain scenic vehicle and signed trail; do not infer a direct visitor road from internal map pins

    Qingyin Pavilion Water-and-Forest Route

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    Qingyin Pavilion Wat...