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has cute, well-maintained rooms and English-speaking staff. Call Andy the
manager for a free pick-up from Emei town.
Information
Agricultural Bank of China
( Nongye Yinhang;
9am-5pm)
Has foreign exchange
desk and foreign-friendly ATM.
Getting There & Away
The town of Emei ( Emei Shan Shi) lies 6.5km east of the mountain Emei
Shan and is the transport hub for the mountain. Almost all buses to Emei Shan
terminate here - at the Emei Shan passenger traffic centre ( Emei Shan keyun
zhongxin), directly opposite Emei Train Station ( Emei Huochezhan). From
here, it's a ¥20 cab to Baoguo village.
Buses from Baoguo bus station include:
Chengdu
¥50, 2½ hours, frequent services (8am to 6pm)
Chongqing
¥130, six hours, two daily (6.40am and 11am)
Leshan
¥11, 45 minutes, every 30 minutes (8am to 5.30pm)
Train
Chengdu
seat ¥24, 2½ hours, five daily (6.01am to 10.31am, then 9.16pm)
Kunming
sleeper ¥216, 17 hours, four daily (3.42pm, 4.57pm, 5.16pm and 9.47pm)
Xi'an
sleeper ¥224, 19½ hours, one daily (10.31am)
Getting Around
Baoguo village is your gateway to the mountain. Buses from the village bus
station travel to three bus depots on the mountain: Wuxiangang ( 20 minutes),
about a 20-minute walk below Qingyin Pavilion; Wannian ( one hour), below
Wannian Temple; and Leidongping ( two hours), a few minutes' walk from
Jingding cable car.
There are two ticket types. Both are returns. The ¥40 ticket is for the lower
two depots. The ¥90 ticket is for Leidongping.
Buses run frequently from around 6am to 5pm (7am to 4pm in winter). The
last buses back down the mountain leave at 6pm (5pm in winter).