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Big buddah, big traffic jams
... to Leshan was supposed to take two hours. This obviously didn't include the time it takes Chinese drivers to merge from 4 lanes down to two. We sat in a traffic jam on the way out for at least an hour and a half. So long that every one actually got off the bus for a smoke break and just walked along side it for a while.
We thought there must have been a crash ahead, but we didn't see anything. Just ...
Leshan and Emeishan
From Chengdu I hopped a bus and stopped in Leshan for the day to see the Giant Buddha, then hopped back on the bus to continue on the Emeishan for some hiking in the next day or two.
Was very fortunate and got clear blue skies on the summit with a sea of clouds below. apparently fairly rare. it rains there 200 days of the year.
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Emei Shan
6:30am start. Left Teddy Bear hostel & walked to eastern entrance. Met Tim from Germany. Walked 2hrs to main entrance and monkey zone. Lots of monkeys. Met two Chinese girls and crossed through monkey zone in a group armed with bamboo sticks. 12hr walk to top of mountain. Arrived at hotel at 9pm in dark and heavy ...
You Call That A Buddha? This Is A Buddha...
... statue is. Each little ball of hair is about the size of a human head and each fingernail the size of the average person! Definitely worth going to see despite the pretty long 6 hour round bus trip. If I was to do it again I think I would combine it with seeing Mt Emei and making it a multi-day excursion. Despite both sleeping on the bus both Jake and I found the day a little draining.
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Pandas!!!!
... for 1.15 I left and wandered round the rest of the site which has much more to see. Ema did go and see the Buddha and yes it is big but that’s about it. There is a boat ride that avoids all this faff and I suggest people do that.
Tonight we are staying in a Buddhist temple! The accommodation is basic, showers communal, plenty of chanting (from 4.30am to 9pm in shifts!) the only worrying thing is the squat toilets. I really hope I do not fall ...
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