Heading Down Mount Emei
Well, it is time we head down the mountain, I’m really reluctant to go down the mountain because I just want to appreciate the scenery here on the summit of Mount Emei. The sun is already high up in the sky but it is still quite cold on top. I don’t get that much cold weather aside from air-conditioned buildings. This kind of weather is really something new to me.
Alas, we did not bring any stuff to overnight in at the top. There were are lot of inns at the top but we didn’t really didn’t go around asking for the rates. I would have wanted to see if could get snowfall. Maybe some other place then. We’ll have to plan it early enough such that there is enough time to go up the mountain.
The cable car ride down was just as spectacular. Along just as we entered cloud level a fellow passenger mentioned that there were Buddha Halos, but I didn’t get to see them since the cable car was moving too fast. At the bottom, we started our long trek down the mountain. Just past the Jieyin Temple, we saw a father and son team just reaching the Jieyin Temple. We actually saw them at the parking lot of the tourist buses. Well, it will seem that they would be spending the night on top of the mountain.
By now, the whole place is all fogged up again. The ground, still as wet and as slippery as ever. But this time I know how to walk on it. Very carefully. The railing are your best friend. We passed by some shops selling tea made in Emei. I don’t know how authentic they are but they didn’t interest me.
After much struggling, we finally reached the parking lot area. It was really fogged up here, and one cannot see more than a few meters ahead. I wonder how the driver can drive like this. On second thought, maybe I shouldn’t think about it too much.
Tags: China, Emei, heritage, mountain, Sichuan, UNESCO, world, 中国, 四川, 峨嵋
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