Yin Du Villa Wutaishan
Taihuai Zhen (West of Wutaishan) Wutaishan, Shanxi, China
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Wutai Shan
... dagen ook het recht gaf om met een tourbus door het gebied te reizen. Het dorp lag in een vallei die was omringd met hoge bergen waarop vele tempels zich bevonden.
De volgende dag ben ik vroeg opgestaan om de belangrijkste bezienswaardige tempels: Xaintong, Wanfo en Nanshan, en wat kleinere te bezichtigen. Bij mijn korte trip die dag ervoor door het dorp had ik al vele boedhistische monniken gezien die natuurlijk in grotere getalen aanwezig waren in de tempels. ...
Holy mountain
... why until we saw the ticket office. We had expected to spend around 15 yuan into temples today but the entrance fee was 216. Sneaky sneaky. Typical of Tourist Trap China. We'd no choice but to pay. The bus station was inside the village and the nearest town the other direction at the foot of the mountain! It was also raining. We handed over the cash and back on the bus to the village. We decided to visit a couple of the biggest and were going to climb up ti some of ...
Homecoming
... there has caved in and as it is still our family's house will need to be repaired. Walking between the houses, we stopped to talk to neighbors, little hunched over wrinkled ladies, who told Mom she has her mom's nose. More than all the details of the day, I got to see what life was like there. They had to haul water and build wood fires to cook in the wok and tend the garden. It's like Chinese Williamsburg except it's your family and their things are still around. We had ...
The heavenly mountains that go into the sky
... We had a great meal of spicey tofu, boy, do I love that stuff, and assorted stir-fried veggies. Of course, accompanied by a bowl of rice.
There are temples galore here; it's a main pilgrimage place for the Buddhist followerers, so, everything and anything in the Buddha vein can be found here.
The place is 100% perfect as far as architecture goes. And it is spotless, no ...
Monky Magic
... after room rate had been negotiated, we'd checked that the facilities were all in working order and we'd paid the man, we discovered that our lock didn't work. A replacement room was not forthcoming (except at three times the going rate, the slimy git!) so we decided to leave. We got our money back eventually, after some good natured, yet firm discussion. At last, a use for the 6ft 3” frame they so love to stare at!
It seems we ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Yindu Hotel


