After last nights Chinese meal I am now on my 4th course of antibiotics this trip. With much of last nights dinner down the train I was lacking a bit of energy as we explored the town and surrounding hills today. I'm sure it was the food and not the altitude, Wutai Shan is situated at 10,000 ft. There are 3 ways to climb the peaks of Wutai Shan, foot, donkey or cable car, needless to say the cable car was worth every Yuan.
Wutai Shan is one of the 4 sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism, each one home to one of the great 4 Bodhisattvas. Wutai Shan being home to the Bodhisattva of wisdom. Above you can see Buddhist Monks from Tibet on pilgrimage. They seemed to be sliding their way around the center of one of the temples, this was when they were not being picked up by Chinese tourists for photos. Below: A Buddhist prayer bell and prayer flags.
Below: Buddhist Monks from Tibet with their prayer mats.
Its a constant competition between myself and Shelley to take the best photo, I still think my photo of the 3 pigs in Vietnam is a winner but I have to admit that the photo below from Shelley really captures Wutai Shan.
Highlights: The beautiful scenery of Wutai Shan
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