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Travel Blogs from Wutaishan
BBQ-ing in the Ground
... internet, cable, etc. Well when Jason told me we were going to the countryside what he really meant was that we were going to a geese farm where there is literally only a little shack of a home with no toilet and no running water. Anyway, I'm not going to lie, I was pretty miserable at first since the BBQ process is kinda long, it was blazing hot ,and there wasn't anything to do but it was still fun and the BBQ experience is priceless. Here are the pictures! ...
What do they pray for?
Wutai Shan is one of the most important places of pilgrimage for buddhist Chinese. They come to this mountain and its 50 or so temples to pray, sing and make offerings. Thousands of people show up here everyday to burn some incense sticks and pray successively in front of each buddha (and there are a lot!). Some would bend quickly and move on. Others would be kneeling, still, for several ...
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
... Well we only had one day in Taishan (the smaller section of Tai An) and after the grueling 7 hour train ride we endured the day before we were unable to get up in time to really hike the whole thing. Lucky for us there was a bus! First we had to take a taxi to the entrance of the park. From there you could either start walking or there was a bus you could take that would bring you to the halfway point. Distance wise it was really two thirds ...
Mt. Wutai(China)
... peak which is famed as being the "Roof of Northern China", reaches 3061.1 meters (10,043 feet). Besides the religious aspect, the beauty of rising and falling ridges of mountains, exotic rocks, crisscrossed gullies, crystalline waters and towering green forests also gives Mt. Wutai its reputation as a colorful and notable tourist resort.
Mt. Wutai Scenery
♥The beautiful scenery of Mt. Wutai is a masterpiece of exquisite ...
Berg mit Tempel
Gluecklicherweise sass auf der kurvigen Gebirgsstrasse ein Moench hinter mir den anfing zu singen. Bettelnde Moenche.
Und hier besonders stark: die aggressivitaet der taxifahrer und die ueberzogenen Preise. Da sie wiessen, dass sie die einzige moeglichekeit sind aus dem Tal zu kommen.
Das erste mal, das gefuehl sich an Tempel satt zu ...
Other places to stay in Wutaishan
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Hui Bin Lou Hotel
Mingqing Street, Wutaishan | 3 star hotel -
Yin Hai Villa
Taihuai Zhen, Wutaishan | Hotel -
Foshan Hotel
Jiulonggang, Taihuai Town, Wutaishan | Hotel -
Yinxin Hotel
No.7 Mingqing Street,Taihuai Zhen, Wutaishan | Hotelfrom $128 -
Shiyou Hotel
Inside Wutai Mountain Tourism Resort, Wutaishan | 3 star hotel -
Friendship Hotel
Besides Zhonghai Temple, Taihuai Zhen, Wutaishan | Hotel -
Hubin Hotel In Mountaion Wutai
Yangbaiyu Village, Mt. Wutai, Wutaishan | Hotel -
Yin Du Villa
Taihuai Zhen (West of Wutaishan), Wutaishan | Hotel
