Majestic Scenery 15-Day Tour (CIT010) Photo Itinerary: Days 7-8

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Day 7: Mount Emei
Special Arrangements
: gondola (cable car) trip to the top of Mount Emei
Mount Emei Accommodations: Hua Sheng Hotel
華生大酒店 (4-Star) or equivalent

A temple in the mist at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China Buddhist cliff carvings at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A temple in the pre-dawn fog at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
A temple at Mount Emei
(photo by Alpha)
Buddhist carvings at Mount Emei
(photo by Willem van der Horst)
A temple in the pre-dawn fog
(photo by Alpha)
A Buddhist vegetarian meal at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A macaque sitting on a post at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China Bridges and a pavilion on the mountainside at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
Mount Emei Buddhist meal
(photo by Alpha)
Be polite to the macaques
(photo by Kao Shiyang)
A bridge on the way up the mountain
(photo by McKay Savage)
A macaque at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A multistory teahouse at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A hiker on a long stairway through snowy ground at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A ravine on the mountainside at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
More cute snack extortion
from the macaques

(photo by McKay Savage)
A teahouse at Emei
(photo by Alpha)
Don’t worry, you can take
the gondola to the top

(photo by McKay Savage)
Ravine scenery on
the mountainside

(photo by McKay Savage)
A monastery atop Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China The courtyard of a monastery atop Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A pagoda atop Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
A monastery atop Mount Emei
(photo by Vincent Raal)
The monastery courtyard
(photo by Vincent Raal)
A pagoda on the mountain
(photo by McKay Savage)
Misty hills seen from a vantage point on Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A view of the cloud sea and a montaintop pagoda at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A view of Buddhist elephant statues down the long stairway leading to the Golden Summit (金顶) at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
A view from high on the mountain
(photo by McKay Savage)
Emei’s famed Cloud Sea
(photo by Ashley Wang)
Looking down from the Golden Summit
(photo by Willem van der Horst)
The gold Puxian Bodhisattva surrounded by Buddhist elephant statues atop the Golden Summit (金顶) at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China  The gold Puxian Bodhisattva atop the Golden Summit (金顶) at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China A closeup of the gold Puxian Bodhisattva atop the Golden Summit (金顶)at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China  The gold Puxian Bodhisattva and a gilt temple building  atop the Golden Summit (金顶) at Mount Emei or Emeishan (峨眉山) in Sichuan Province, China
Emei’s “Golden Summit” (金頂, Jīn Dǐng)
(photo by CIT associate Mark Kao)
The enormous
Puxian Bodhisattva

(photo by CIT associate
Mark Kao)
The Puxian Bodhisattva
statue

(photo by Tomasz Dunn)
Another view of the Golden Summit
(photo by CIT associate Mark Kao)

Day 8: Mount Emei – Chengdu
Chengdu Accommodations: Green Land Hotel
绿洲大酒店 (4-Star) or equivalent

_MG_2366-01 Luo dai gu zhen - the old streets
Luodai Ancient Town
(photo by “seealschinapics“)
A street in Luodai
(photo by “Earthy1983“)
_MG_2380-01 Luodai Ancient Town1 _MG_2382-01 The excavation exhibit at the Jinsha Ruins near Chengdu (成都), China
Traditional architecture
(photo by “seealschinapics“)
A gate at Luodai
(photo by “jclime410“)
A pagoda at Luodai
(photo by “seealschinapics“)
Excavation exhibit at the Jinsha Ruins
(photo by “BenBen“)
A golden mask – one of the ancient artifacts on display at the Jinsha Ruins near Chengdu (成都), China A jade 'cong' – one of the ancient artifacts on display at the Jinsha Ruins near Chengdu (成都), China A stone tiger – one of the ancient artifacts on display at the Jinsha Ruins near Chengdu (成都), China
A golden mask at the Jinsha Ruins
(photo by “Farm“)
A jade “cong”
(photo by “Farm“)
A stone tiger
(photo by Egor Grebnev)

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