Mount Emei held Golden Summit ceremonies from 1 to 7 October
Published on 10/11/2026 at 07:23 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Mount Emei hosted a daily Golden Summit flag ceremony from 1 to 7 October 2026.
- The ceremonies took place at the Golden Summit, where visitors could join a public flag-raising programme during the 2026 holiday period.
- UNESCO identifies Mount Emei as part of a World Heritage property covering 15,400 hectares and containing more than 30 temples.
- The mountain rises through several vegetation zones and has a documented Buddhist history of more than 2,000 years.
Mount Emei (Emeishan) hosted a daily Golden Summit flag ceremony from 1 to 7 October 2026, giving visitors to Leshan a public programme at one of China’s major Buddhist mountain sites. The activity formed part of the National Day holiday programme and took place at the Golden Summit.
Golden Summit ceremonies ran across Mount Emei from 1 to 7 October
The programme listed a flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Summit on each day from 1 to 7 October 2026. Visitors were invited to gather at the summit, where the ceremony included a large national flag, singing and opportunities for public participation.
The listed programme also included other activities at the mountain during the same holiday period, but the Golden Summit ceremony was the element that continued through 7 October. The date matters for visitors planning around the current publication window because the programme ended on 7 October 2026, rather than continuing through the rest of October. The Golden Summit programme placed the ceremony at the summit and specified the seven-day period.
Mount Emei links the summit programme to a World Heritage landscape
The ceremony took place within a cultural landscape whose significance extends well beyond the holiday programme. UNESCO describes Mount Emei as a place where Buddhism became established in China and records the first Buddhist temple on the summit in the first century.
The heritage property contains more than 30 temples, including Wannian Temple, Qingyin Pavilion, Baoguo Temple and Fuhu Temple. UNESCO lists the combined Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha property as covering 15,400 hectares, with subtropical evergreen forests rising towards subalpine pine forests. The UNESCO heritage description also records more than 2,000 years of documented Buddhist history and exceptional plant diversity.
The relationship between the event and the setting was direct: the public ceremony was held at the Golden Summit, one of the mountain’s highest visitor areas, rather than at a separate venue in Leshan. That placed a contemporary programme within a landscape shaped by temples, pilgrimage and changing vegetation zones.
Visiting Mount Emei: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Golden Summit flag ceremony ran from 1 to 7 October 2026, with the listed programme taking place at the Golden Summit on each day.
- The ceremony was a public activity within the mountain’s National Day holiday programme. The programme did not state that the mountain itself was closed for the ceremony.
- Mount Emei is in Sichuan Province, within the Leshan area of China. The heritage property combines the mountain with the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area.
- The terrain rises through several vegetation zones, and UNESCO records an elevation range of 2,600 metres within Mount Emei. Visitors should therefore expect substantial changes in landscape and mountain conditions between lower and higher sections.
- China’s official language is Mandarin Chinese and its national currency is the renminbi.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Emei
When did the Golden Summit flag ceremony take place at Mount Emei?
The programme ran from 1 to 7 October 2026, with a ceremony listed for each day at the Golden Summit.
Where is Mount Emei and how do you get there?
Mount Emei is in Sichuan Province in the Leshan area of China. It forms part of the same World Heritage property as the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area.
What is Mount Emei?
Mount Emei is a Buddhist mountain landscape with more than 30 temples, rich plant diversity and a documented religious history of more than 2,000 years.
