This past weekend we made another trip off campus to visit the Wudang Mountains.The mountains in many ways reminded me of a mixture between the Appalachian and the Rockies...but of course had their own feel all together. We enjoyed the cooler climate of the mountains! The train ride was great as well. I'll write more about that at a later time.
Right now I just want to show some pictures of the Taoist temples on top of the mountains in Wudang. You will notice some of the pics have what looks to be locks all over the place, they are locks that couples go to the top of the mountains together and lock their lock there as a commitment of their love. The closer to the top one gets, the more locks you see.
These were VERY steep climbs, much steeper than the Great Wall, or any of our other climbs to date...and one wonders how the monks hundreds of years ago, were able to build these places. It is Amazing!
This photograph shows the "wish or prayer ribbons" you hang
This photograph shows the "wish or prayer ribbons" you hang them in gynko trees for good luck or for your prayers/wishes to come true.
Each spring people come here to give their first incense sacrifice, by walking out on this ledge and burning the incense in
the little brass altar at the end.
A larger altar with incense burning.
Hanging with a friend.
Yin and Yang
Going into the clouds...it was pretty scary!More pics here
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