Huasheng Emeishan
No.400 Foguang South Road Emeishan, Sichuan, 614200, China
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A Real Big Buddha
... and then got in. We were all a bit unsure as to what was going on, what this legit, or were we being taken to somewhere else, is this the plot for the horror film, ‘Hostel 3’? As I looked out the window trying to figure out where we were, I saw a sign for the Giant Buddha, and asked them to stop, which they did, and we got out. Whether they were indeed taking us the right way or not, we’ll never ...
Sleeping with the Monks
... were also very minimal facilities, so please excuse my horrendous appearance below.
On day 1 we visited the Giant Buddha at Leshan but as it was raining we decided to do the boat trip out to see it, rather then the hike up the hundreds of steps and down again. This was not the ...
Sleeping in a Monastery
... Then the Chinese group turned up again and just shout all the time. Instead of talking to each other, they shout at each other!! Another random loud noise from me seemed to quiet things down. I guess Lauren and I enjoyed being away from large noisy cities and were enjoying the peaceful nature of the mountain area.
We pushed on till we reached the bottom of the cable car. This is where the lazy tourists ...
Climb Every Mountain
... The cable car can carry 100 people and the journey lasted 3-5Min's. From the top of the car it was another short walk through market stall holders until we reached the base of the Buddha statue.
There was a series of steps leading up to the statue with elephant statues on each side. The main statue of Buddha had faces on each side of the four corners. Inside the statue was a Buddha for worship. The surrounding areas on ...
China, Unexpectedly
As I prepared to do battle with 28 Bends, the most challenging section of Yunnan's Tiger Leaping Gorge, my legs cursing me, my body a fountain of sweat, I heard the frail voice of an elderly Bai woman hawking her goods. "Banana, water, marijuana," she cheerfully announced. I laughed and said to myself, "this is so unexpected; this is so China."
Nearly everything about this trip has been unexpected. For starters, why am I even here? This trip ...



