A One-Day Gourmet Tour in Leshan: Visit the Giant Buddha and Taste Delicious Food

There are three main entrances to the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area: the North Gate, the East Gate, and the South Gate. We entered from the North Gate, which is the most important and grandest entrance to the Leshan Giant Buddha. It connects to the Leshan Giant Buddha Culture Square and is also the official visitor center. However, the North Gate is about 2 kilometers away from the entrance of the scenic area. If you are not in a hurry, it's quite comfortable to walk there. The path is shaded by large trees. If you don't want to walk, you can also take a sightseeing car. After entering the scenic area, there are 333 steps leading to the head of the Giant Buddha. After that, you can walk around the Soto Forest to the foot of the Giant Buddha. When we went there, there weren't many people. It took us more than half an hour to climb up and more than ten minutes to come down. It was quite relaxing. Since we came to Leshan, of course, we had to taste the local cuisine. Tofu pudding has always been my favorite. Looking at the tofu pudding made by this shop, I suspected that I ordered the wrong dish because I saw him take out the rice noodles first. I thought he was going to make hot and sour rice noodles. But in this shop, the tofu pudding is laid on top of the rice noodles. This was the first time I had tofu pudding like this. However, the taste was really good, with a rich, spicy, and savory flavor!