travelling 30km from
Leshan Giant Buddha(樂山大佛)
it actually saved us some time as
we took an “illegal” cab
Leshan Bus Terminal – Giant Buddha
and he offered us to leave the bags and
top up another 80RMB for
Giant Buddha – Mount Emei
it’s mutual gain actually
he got us for the RMB 100 ride and
we went to the hotel he recommended
180 RMB for this, no complaint
checked in by 3:00pm
got a late lunch
recommended by the hotel
one of the worst yet
expensive meal ever
I didn’t even snap photo.. lol
moral of the lesson
tourists are meant to be slaughtered
even if you are at the foot of a sacred mountain
resorted to instant noodle for dinner then
and ready to explore
the foot of the mountain
before a full-day exploration the next day
two famous temples and
one museum dedicated to the mountain
we didn’t manage to enter the museum as
it was closing at 5pm
ideally should have come the next day
as the 190 RMB main entrance ticket is
inclusive of the museum ticket
it was a pleasantly sunny evening
now that I was looking back at the photos
how I wish the weather on the
next day was the same too
#1 stop Bao Guo Temple(報國寺)
the name of the temple as written by
the very Emperor KangXi
I particularly remembered
a monk with a group of his disciples
he was speaking about how
he would like to renovate their temple
based on this template too and
a group of kids who were snapping photos
with their graduation robes
well.. Mt. Emei for a grad trip
that never occur to me as
someone like me who
didn’t even attend my own convo
#2 Fohu Temple(伏虎寺)
contrasting its name with a Tiger in there
the temple has a soft-touch to it
perfectly hidden 1.5km away from the main road
walking on bridges over a stream
The most good-looking ever
Guardian of the (and most) Buddhist temple
Skanda a.k.a. Wei Tuo(韋馱尊者)
The literally Dirt-free Yard(離垢園)
named by Emperor KangXi
obviously since he visited the other temple
he dropped by here as well
based on the anecdote
surrounded by trees
there’s never a single fallen leaf in this temple
not even one on the roof
Dirt-free is in pursuit as a state of mind too
I was seriously checking, you see
a pair of lions with a cub
is quite a familiar sight at temples
but two cubs..
I happened to notice this a minute ago too
500 Arhats Hall (五百羅漢堂)
this is the 3rd one I come across
it is usually built in the shape of
the Buddhism symbol
yup the rotated Nazi symbol
and basically you will go one round
without coming across the same path twice
this one was really well-labeled
1-500, with their names on
yet I lost count and messed up my way again
the day ended early
since it was quite a long day
from Chengdu – Leshan - Mt. Emei
and scheduled to wake up at
4am the next day
I ended up sleeping really late, though
thanks to that Emei Movie channel
which was showing Helios (赤道)
allow me to write a quick review here
the movie was quite a disappointment
given that these are the directors of Cold War
more disappointment as
the character played by Shawn Yue was kinda
well.. the small cop you can dispose of
and usually that kind who
was quickly gotten rid of
Choi Siwon was a great surprise
that was the preclude before
I kinda fall for him after
To the Fore and
that dating reality show with Liu Wen
as I never expected him to die
I mean a K-pop star to
die horribly in a Chinese movie
he must be quite a nice person to
swallow that part
Helios movie night at Mount Emei
after visiting the Leshan Giant Buddha
not too bad a day
which started really bad
back in Chengdu
I vow not to mention the incident again
to avoid unnecessary pain
the best/worst was awaiting
the next day
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