摘要
Known for its tongue-numbing gastronomy and playful pandas,Sichuan province is a popular stop on the tourist track With mountains firaming each side of the massive Sichuan basin,possibilities abound for getting out of tlie city and into some alpine air Perhaps most notably the Qionglai range,which crisscrosses the western rim of the basin and separates it from the Tibetan plateau,is home to Mount Emei,one of Chinas Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism.