Here in this northeast corner of Shanxi province is one of the earliest sites where Buddhism flourished and took hold in China. It has been a religious center ever since. There were, at one point, hundreds of monasteries in this area, which is surrounded by five (wu) flat-topped mountains.
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| One of the many monastery/temples in the Wutai Shan region. |
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| Looking down into the Taihuai Valley, surrounded by the five mountains of Wutai Shan. |
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| Up there, at the top of the 1,000 plus stairs is Nanshan Si (temple). We climbed it. |
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| We were rewarded with a beautiful temple set against the mountains. The flowers were about to bloom. I can only imagine how beautiful it would be in a few weeks. The other thing is that people want to make it to the temples on all the towers. It is said that by making it to one, such as Nanshan, you've got all five covered. A five for one special! |
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| On the way down, I saw a new monastery/temple being built. |
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| Zhenhai Si |
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| From the yellow hat sect! |
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| I had the opportunity to chat with these young monks who were from Inner Mongolia. |
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| The bus drove us out of Wutai Shan over the northern ridge. Here's the scenery on the far side away from the temples. |
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