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Yinxin Hotel Wutaishan

No.7 Mingqing Street,Taihuai Zhen Wutaishan, Shanxi, China

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Wutai Shan

A travel blog entry by jkloppenburg

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... al vroeg op de ochtend en in een kleinere tempel getiteld Tayuan, die zich kenmerkt door een grote witte stupa, spoorde een monnik mij aan om met hem mee te bidden. Tamelijk in het ongewis over wat de essentie van boedhisme nu werkelijk is en in specifiek de Mayahana school die beoefend werd in China, begon ik mee te lopen terwijl ik de gebedsrollen rond de stupa in beweging zette. Denkend aan een belangrijk principe; het ontdoen van je materiele behoeften om middels ...

Holy mountain

A travel blog entry by gearoids

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... temples on the hills to get some views but thought better of it due to the rain and clouds that were ruining visibility.  We wandered around the big temples, watching the pilgrims make offerings and say prayers before walking back to the bus station to take a bus to Taiyuan.  En route didn't the old lady in front of us decide that now would be a good time to empty the contents of her stomach onto the bus floor. At least she cleaned it up but she spent the rest of the ...

Homecoming

A travel blog entry by teamroman

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... in China; now we were surrounded by family welcoming us, proud to tell us all they remembered about my grandparents and their life. It was a homecoming and I hope we get to share it with James, my dad and my sister and maybe one day my kids. The village population is dwindling... Who knows what it will be like in years to come? Will I know how to find my way back? Will I be able to worship my ancestors (bai sin) the way that tradition and legacy dictates? Those who know me also ...

The heavenly mountains that go into the sky

A travel blog entry by jathomaz

... I have to see one bit of graffiti outside of the Americas).
Drum towers, Buddha statues, turtle statues, incense burners, pagados, Dagobas, prayer wheels, cable cars, pilgrims on their hands and knees climbing the 1000 stairs up the mountains, it's all here, and more. The setting is exquisite, and takes your breath away.
Tina and I took the cable car up to the top of ...

Monky Magic

A travel blog entry by watkinson-wong

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... have been projecting an aura that said, “Sucker!” that evening, because at the next place, the guy shook on one price, then tried to Welsh on the deal later on when some unsuspecting Austrian next door shook on more. Whilst we admire his gumption, so fresh on the heels of the last Chancer, he was about 5 seconds away from admiring the full Wrath of Wong!

Minor annoyances aside, Wutai Shan was actually pretty amazing. We had a ...