Do you need to book Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area in advance?

The booking rule, in detail

Reservation

Required in advance

Tickets release

Real-name online booking; open roughly 07:30–18:30 Apr–Oct and 08:00–17:30 Oct–Mar. Reserve ahead in peak season

Foreign passport

A foreign passport works as the real-name ID.

Official channel

No linkable web page — the official route is a Chinese mini-program or the on-site window.

How a foreign visitor actually books it

Book the scenic-area ticket (around ¥80, a little more in peak season) real-name with your passport via the official 乐山大佛 reservation platform or a licensed agent. The ticket includes Lingyun Hill, the temples and the famous Nine-Bend Plank Road down the cliff beside the Buddha. Have your hotel help if the booking flow is Chinese-only.

What else to know

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If the official channel does not work

The two reliable fallbacks are your hotel front desk, which books these through domestic apps every day, and the on-site manual window where one still exists. What does not work is buying from someone who approaches you or from a marketplace listing: entry is real-name, so a ticket registered to another person’s ID will not admit you. The mechanics are in buying tickets the official way and booking without WeChat.