Thanks! Looks like there's probably lots of snow right now. Once you get going from either Baoguo temple or Qingyin Pavilion (wherever you choose to start) you can't get lost - just keep walking up 😆 The temples before you get to the ski area should absolutely have beds available, but once you reach the ski area, I imagine everything will be fully booked (you can book a hotel, but it's pretty expensive)... But if all else fails, just go to the noodle shop I went to 😅 They had LOTS of beds. Hope you have a great trip/hike!
Oh god that's an amazing video. I heard that the monkeys in Mount Emei will rob tourists' bags, but maybe it's winter so the monkeys you meet were relatively "friendly"hahaha
Thanks so much! Hahaha I would consider those monkeys everything BUT friendly :D But thankfully I listened to the advice you hear everywhere which is to not have any plastic bags or bags with food easily seen/available
Hi Hector, no, unfortunately I didn't log mine in AllTrail. But this one seems to be the same route: www.alltrails.com/trail/china/sichuan/baoguo-temple-mount-emei
I'm from Sichuan. Believe me, foreigners can visit all the scenic spots in China. As long as you don't take the filter of BBC and CNN, we are very welcome. Of course, if you want to visit the military restricted area, you can't, because we civilians can't go in, hahaha
For China in general, or specifically Emei? Actually, I suppose the same for both is - none. Language, even a little bit is always going to help, but you can definitely get by in China and particularly hiking Mt Emei with no Mandarin. For the sake of brevity, I'll just walk through Mt. Emei 1) Take a train from wherever you are to Emeishan City (Nearest large city is Chengdu) - and from there you'll probably want to travel to Baoguocun to be closer and in the immediate vicinity of the mountain hiking area 2) Grab a Didi (China's version of Uber) to your accommodation (so no language needed there, only the address input) - (Always book your accommodation in China ahead of time as not all places in China accept foreigners - you can use CTrip to book accommodation. 3) If you're staying in a hotel, they might not/probably won't speak English, but if you're in a hostel (or a more western-accommodating hotel) they most likely will speak English and can answer your questions, such as where to start or what bus to grab if you want to take a bus 4) Once you get started on the mountain, either from the bottom at Baoguo Temple or if you take a bus up to Qingyin Temple or Shengshui Temple, then probably no one on the mountain outside of other tourists will speak English, but there are yellow signposts (as seen in the video) always around, and the route up is very obvious (It's only not obvious when you begin hiking from your accommodation in Baoguocun to Baoguo Temple and then up from there because you'll need to walk along the road for a little bit until you reach the first signposts and it can feel like you aren't going the right way, but it's only for a short distance). And, if at any point you feel you aren't going in the right way, find someone, point in a direction and say, "Emei Shan?" and they'll certainly point you the right way . 5) Accommodation on the mountain will be a bit tricky. You can either book a hotel at the top ahead of time (near the ski resort), or just spend the night in any of the temples along the way up. I don't think you'll need to speak English for this - it's extremely common for hikers to spend the night in the temples, so maybe just mime that you want to sleep and they'll charge you the 50 or so kuai and point you to your room.... If you were as unfortunate as me and end up at the last temple on the top and they're all full... well, at least you now know that there's a little restaurant that also has beds. The owner actually motioned to me as she saw I was leaving the temple - I wouldn't have even thought to ask if they had beds. 6) From the top, you'll be in a SUPER touristy area, so booking a ski lift down and a bus ticket down will be pretty obvious based on the lines and the names on the wall above each line. Unfortunately, I can't remember if they also had information in English, but you wouldn't have any trouble booking a ski lift or bus - it should be quite intuitive (as intuitive as any bus station is - but even those in our own countries can sometimes be confusing) Hope this helped!!
Great video, I'm attempting this in the first week of feb, hopefully I dont get lost and I can find accomodation 😄
Thanks! Looks like there's probably lots of snow right now. Once you get going from either Baoguo temple or Qingyin Pavilion (wherever you choose to start) you can't get lost - just keep walking up 😆 The temples before you get to the ski area should absolutely have beds available, but once you reach the ski area, I imagine everything will be fully booked (you can book a hotel, but it's pretty expensive)... But if all else fails, just go to the noodle shop I went to 😅 They had LOTS of beds.
Hope you have a great trip/hike!
Every summer, I go hiking in Emei, the scenery is very different,and it is undeniable that the sunrise in winter is more beautiful
Every summer?! That sounds amazing!
The snow view is insanely beautiful! good capture.
Thanks Dominique!
This video deserves more viewers
Thank you! I appreciate that 😊
brilliant , me also challenged to hike uphill !
But it's always worth the challenge in the end! :)
loved the vlog! i just got into hiking recently and now i'm fantasizing about mountains in asia 🤣
Thanks so much Riya! Hiking is my absolute favorite thing to do in the world!! I hope you can conquer all the mountains on your list!!
Oh god that's an amazing video. I heard that the monkeys in Mount Emei will rob tourists' bags, but maybe it's winter so the monkeys you meet were relatively "friendly"hahaha
Thanks so much! Hahaha I would consider those monkeys everything BUT friendly :D
But thankfully I listened to the advice you hear everywhere which is to not have any plastic bags or bags with food easily seen/available
Hey, that's a very nice clip and thank you for the tips! Did you go there during January?
Hi, thanks for the comment - yes I went January 2022 :)
Man, you are a badass!
Is your trip on the AllTrail app?
Hi Hector, no, unfortunately I didn't log mine in AllTrail. But this one seems to be the same route: www.alltrails.com/trail/china/sichuan/baoguo-temple-mount-emei
so confirmed this place allow us foreigners to enter?
Yes, absolutely we are allowed to enter. You'll need to show your passport at the ticket booth, but no problems getting in
I'm from Sichuan. Believe me, foreigners can visit all the scenic spots in China. As long as you don't take the filter of BBC and CNN, we are very welcome. Of course, if you want to visit the military restricted area, you can't, because we civilians can't go in, hahaha
Realistically how much language does a guy need to voyage this? Tourist level Mandarin? Any tips appreciate
For China in general, or specifically Emei? Actually, I suppose the same for both is - none. Language, even a little bit is always going to help, but you can definitely get by in China and particularly hiking Mt Emei with no Mandarin. For the sake of brevity, I'll just walk through Mt. Emei
1) Take a train from wherever you are to Emeishan City (Nearest large city is Chengdu) - and from there you'll probably want to travel to Baoguocun to be closer and in the immediate vicinity of the mountain hiking area
2) Grab a Didi (China's version of Uber) to your accommodation (so no language needed there, only the address input) - (Always book your accommodation in China ahead of time as not all places in China accept foreigners - you can use CTrip to book accommodation.
3) If you're staying in a hotel, they might not/probably won't speak English, but if you're in a hostel (or a more western-accommodating hotel) they most likely will speak English and can answer your questions, such as where to start or what bus to grab if you want to take a bus
4) Once you get started on the mountain, either from the bottom at Baoguo Temple or if you take a bus up to Qingyin Temple or Shengshui Temple, then probably no one on the mountain outside of other tourists will speak English, but there are yellow signposts (as seen in the video) always around, and the route up is very obvious (It's only not obvious when you begin hiking from your accommodation in Baoguocun to Baoguo Temple and then up from there because you'll need to walk along the road for a little bit until you reach the first signposts and it can feel like you aren't going the right way, but it's only for a short distance). And, if at any point you feel you aren't going in the right way, find someone, point in a direction and say, "Emei Shan?" and they'll certainly point you the right way .
5) Accommodation on the mountain will be a bit tricky. You can either book a hotel at the top ahead of time (near the ski resort), or just spend the night in any of the temples along the way up. I don't think you'll need to speak English for this - it's extremely common for hikers to spend the night in the temples, so maybe just mime that you want to sleep and they'll charge you the 50 or so kuai and point you to your room.... If you were as unfortunate as me and end up at the last temple on the top and they're all full... well, at least you now know that there's a little restaurant that also has beds. The owner actually motioned to me as she saw I was leaving the temple - I wouldn't have even thought to ask if they had beds.
6) From the top, you'll be in a SUPER touristy area, so booking a ski lift down and a bus ticket down will be pretty obvious based on the lines and the names on the wall above each line. Unfortunately, I can't remember if they also had information in English, but you wouldn't have any trouble booking a ski lift or bus - it should be quite intuitive (as intuitive as any bus station is - but even those in our own countries can sometimes be confusing)
Hope this helped!!