峨眉山

EmeishanTravel Budget Guide

Tier 3·IATA:

When to visit

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Super-peak (national holiday)PeakShoulderOff-season
Holiday surges
  • extremeSpring Festival· Lunar Jan 1–7 (late Jan / mid-Feb)
  • highQingming (Tomb-Sweeping)· Apr 4–6
  • extremeLabor Day· May 1–5
  • highDragon Boat Festival· Lunar May 5 (~Jun)
  • highMid-Autumn Festival· Lunar Aug 15 (~Sep/Oct)
  • extremeNational Day Golden Week· Oct 1–7
Taxi flag-drop:¥8starting fare

Attractions

Mount Emei峨眉山5A$23.65 (CN¥160)
Golden Peak Cable Car金顶索道—$8.13 (CN¥55)
Golden Peak (Wudangshan)金顶—$23.65 (CN¥160)
Only Emei Mountain Drama Show只有峨眉山·戏剧幻城—$38.13 (CN¥258)
Wannian Temple (Emei)万年寺—Heritage Site$23.65 (CN¥160)
Lingxiu Hot Springs灵秀温泉—$20.40 (CN¥138)
Leidongping (Mount Emei)雷洞坪—$23.65 (CN¥160)
Baoguo Temple报国寺—Heritage Site$1.18 (CN¥8)
Hongzhushan Forest Hot Springs红珠山森林温泉—$20.40 (CN¥138)

Hotels

Budget

$17.74 (CN¥120)
/night

Standard

$21.87 (CN¥148)
/night

Comfort

$51.43 (CN¥348)
/night

Tiers are grouped by hotel star rating — Budget ≈ 2★, Standard ≈ 3★, Comfort ≈ 4★ and up. Figures are citywide average nightly rates, so an individual hotel may sit above or below its tier.

Food

Budget meal

$3.70 (CN¥25)
/meal

Mid-range

$9.75 (CN¥66)
/meal

High-end

$36.95 (CN¥250)
/meal
Must try:
  • Konjac braised duck
    雪魔芋烧鸭 · Xuě móyù shāoyā
  • Emei cold tofu pudding
    峨眉冷豆花 · Éméi lěng dòuhuā
  • Cold chicken skewers in chili
    钵钵鸡 · Bōbō jī
  • Beef in herbal broth
    跷脚牛肉 · Qiāojiǎo niúròu
  • Zhou's braised duck
    周鸭子 · Zhōu yāzi
  • Soybean braised rice
    黄豆焖饭 · Huángdòu mènfàn
  • Leaf-wrapped rice cakes
    叶儿粑 · Yè'érbā
  • Tofu pudding with rice
    豆花饭 · Dòuhuā fàn
Styles:Fast food · Street snacks · Sichuan · Braised snacks

Culture & Heritage

Famous Snacks (3)

Emeishan Snow KonjacFamous Snacks
Freeze-dried konjac from Emeishan, with a spongy porous texture that soaks up broth beautifully, a unique vegetarian ingredient from the mountain's foothills.
Emeishan Wild Mountain TeaFamous Snacks
High-mountain tea grown in the mists of Emeishan, with a clear bright liquor and refined aroma, the most celebrated local product of the mountain.
Bamboo-Leaf Rice CakeFamous Snacks
A traditional Emeishan sticky-rice cake with a sweet filling wrapped in bamboo leaves and steamed, carrying a clean vegetal fragrance.

Intangible Cultural Heritage (3)

Emeishan Buddhist MusicNational ICH · Batch 1
Buddhist chant and ritual instrument music preserved at Emeishan's monasteries, blending Central Plains Buddhist music with Sichuan folk melody; first national ICH batch, 2006.
Emeishan Martial ArtsNational ICH · Batch 3
A martial arts tradition originating on Emeishan, ranked with Shaolin and Wudang as one of China's three great martial lineages, emphasising both inner cultivation and outward skill; national ICH from 2011.
Emeishan Bamboo WeavingProvincial ICH
Using the abundant bamboo of Emeishan, craftspeople weave bamboo strips as thin as cicada wings into delicate artworks; a provincial ICH of Sichuan.
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