When it comes to Leshan Buddha, you should be familiar with it. After all, this Buddha is the largest Buddha in China. Because it was built on the cliff of Qixia peak, Lingyun mountain, on the South Bank of Minjiang River, it is also called "Lingyun Buddha". It was carved in Tang Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1000 years. It took 90 years to complete it completely, which is not easy. So, where is the Leshan Buddha? How can I get to Leshan Buddha?
Where is the Leshan Buddha?
Leshan Giant Buddha is located at the confluence of Dadu River, Qingyi River and Minjiang River. The Buddha is a Maitreya Buddha sitting statue, up to 71 meters high, which is the largest cliff stone sculpture in China. This huge stone Buddha is standing on the river with its head in line with the mountains, its hands on its knees, and its body is well proportioned, its face solemn and solemn.
On the stone wall on the right side of the Buddha is the famous "Jiuqu plank road". It was built at the same time with the construction of Buddha flash. There are 217 stone steps in total. You can move back down the cliff to the foot of the Buddha. Around the foot of the Buddha is the "Lingyun plank road" on the left side of the Buddha, which was completed in 1984. Together with the Jiuqu plank road on the right side of the Buddha, it forms a circuitous tourist route. During the peak tourist season, you can see that the plank road is full of tourists. There are some other scenic spots around Leshan Giant Buddha, such as Mahao rock tomb, Lingyun temple, sea lion cave, etc. How can I get to Leshan Buddha? The best route for self driving tour
How can I get to Leshan Buddha?
Railway:
Chengdu Kunming railway runs through five counties, cities and districts, including Jiajiang, Emeishan, Shawan, Ebian and Jinkouhe. You can get off at Emeishan station on the Chengdu Kunming Railway when you travel to Leshan and Emeishan by train. The station is 10km away from the gate of Emeishan scenic area (Baoguo Temple) and 31km away from the downtown of Leshan.
Highway:
The expressway from Chengdu to Leshan is only 162 km. There are regular buses at the north gate, west gate and new south gate stations of Chengdu, and tourist buses for travel agencies.
Leshan is 31 kilometers away from Emeishan City, which is connected by expressways. There is a bus every 10 minutes. In addition to Chengdu and Emei Mountain, Leshan also has passenger dedicated lines to Chongqing, Neijiang, Zigong, Yibin and Ya'an expressway. There are high-grade highways from downtown to nearby counties.
Waterway:
Leshan is located at the junction of Minjiang River and Dadu River. There are dozens of tourist boats to Leshan Buddha every day. Leshan port has passenger ships connecting Yibin, Luzhou and Chongqing.
Leshan passenger transport center station - Emeishan City; Leshan port - Baoguo Temple of Emeishan
Leshan passenger transport center station - Shawan; Leshan port - Leshan Buddha - Wuyu Temple
Leshan port - Foguang Lake; Leshan port - Bishan Lake
Aviation:
Leshan downtown is only 150 kilometers away from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, and the whole process is high-grade highway. There are civil aviation and train ticket offices in the urban area. You can buy air tickets and train tickets to Chengdu for all parts of the country.
Tips:
The fare from Emei to Leshan is 5.5 yuan, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Taxi starts at 3 yuan, 0.7 yuan / km.
Tourist line:
Leshan passenger transport center station - Emeishan City
Leshan port - Baoguo Temple of Emeishan
Leshan passenger transport center station Shawan
Leshan port Leshan Buddha Wuyu Temple
Leshan port Foguang Lake
Leshan port Bishan Lake