The mountain’s best-addressed resort — fifteen minutes from the Baoguo Temple gate, with its own hot-spring zone, indoor and outdoor pools, and a free shuttle to Emeishan HSR station. After a Golden Summit day, the correct evening is the outdoor hot spring with the mountain in front of you.
March to June and September to November · Relaxed · Easy to moderate
The two UNESCO sights of southern Sichuan in one clean week: the Tang-dynasty Buddha cut into the river cliff at Leshan, and the Golden Summit of Emei Shan floating above its sea of clouds. The pacing is deliberately gentle — summit by cable car, soak in hot springs at night, and Chengdu’s pandas on the way home.