Leshan, China

in #travel6 years ago (edited)

Hi Steemians

We continued our journey to Leshan. A short 45 minutes ride by bullet train from Chengdu. Leshan is Famous for its Giant Buddha which is made by carving the mountain into Buddha shape

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The train from Chengdu. If you use passports instead of Chinese ID then you will need to buy tickets from the counter manually. Otherwise you can book online and use machines to print out tickets and go straight to the gate

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Leshan station

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A lot less crowded than Chengdu station. You can go direct to Leshan from the airport if you want to skip Chengdu

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Outside Leshan station

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We use the Chinese version of Uber to get to our hotel

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Leshan is also famous for its food. Much cheaper than in Chengdu and many people from Chengdu come to eat here.

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I was surprised by how little traffic and people were there. I was expecting a lot more. Your gifs really captured the moment.

thank you edkarnie, traffic is only in big cities like Chengdu, Leshan is less crowded

Hi @edkarnie, I wish you a beautiful week full of pleasant moments and wishes granted
Blessings

@djohan,
I wish to see those foods i your next article! Nice journey and photography too!

Cheers~

thank you theguruasia, yes will definitely post it soon

@djohan, Leshan also busy town like Chendgu. But finally you wrote Leshan is famous for foods. Also cheaper. So I believe more people go there for best meals.

thank you madushanka, yes most food is cheaper and tastier too, should have stayed here longer. Maybe come again next time. lol

Leshan

Meaning: happy (Le) mountain (shan).

However, I am not happy that they mutilated an entire mountain for a buddha ...

thank you freedomshift, that's the attraction of Leshan and also the food is so yummy and cheap

Your trip is very fun, this can be an important information if we are on vacation there. Thanks for sharing.. @djohan

thank you amuchtar, yes a nice place to visit for a day or two when you visit Chengdu

the gifs are great:)

thank you doitvoluntarily, if the sky was clear it would be better :)

Hi @djohan, As my son says, what elegance of photography

Blessings

thank you martha75, she was excited for the journey

The city is full of high rise buildings! The train looks very modern, much better than in Thailand!

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thank you kaminchan, yes China is good at making trains and buildings

Is that the fastest train you have ever been on ?

thank you bitcoinman, about similar speed to the Japan's one. But China has a faster Maglev which is in Shanghai

Thanks for sharing nice info about Leshan and great pics. @djohan have a nice and safe journey

thank you kamchore, yes a nice place to visit for few days