Wutaishan Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

Mountain hiking

Mountain hiking, Wutaishan

 agaiax Says:  In addition to the temples and shrines, Wutai Shan has a beautiful and fascinating landscape and many hiking trails revealing serene mountain scenery. Most of the trails are leading to the near by or far away peaks and monasteries and are used mostly by locals.Hiking the... 

Temple hopping

Temple hopping, Wutaishan

 agaiax Says:  Taihuai is the central town in the Wutai Shan area. It is basically a larger village with more and more hotels erratically spreading through the valley. The main attractions are many Buddhist temples and monasteries located in the town itself and surrounding mountain peaks.... 

entrance

entrance, Wutaishan

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temple

temple, Wutaishan

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mountain

mountain, Wutaishan

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monk

monk, Wutaishan

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Local Customs  

Bringing water from the river

Bringing water from the river, Wutaishan

 agaiax Says:  In Taihuai you can still see the local people gathering by the river that runs through the village. Women are washing their clothes and vegetables and further up the river men are gathering water. 

Off The Beaten Path  

The burrial site

The burrial site, Wutaishan

 agaiax Says:  Coming back from the whole day of ‘templing’ we strayed away from the path leading from Cifu Si towards the village of Taihuai. On the forest foothills west of the village we came upon local cemetery – white pagodas of different sizes spread on the terraces in the forest.... 

old man

old man, Wutaishan

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The Place

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 In Taihuai you can still see the local people gathering by the river that runs through the village. Women are washing their clothes and vegetables and further... 

 

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Wutai Shan - sacred Buddhist mountains

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 Wutaishan is located in the northeast of Shanxi and is one of China’s sacred Buddhist mountains. It is also the only mountain where both Chinese Buddhism and Tibetan Lamaism are practiced, that's why... 

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hundreds temples

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Wutaishan. I'd love to share with you the 5 tips I've written, the 6 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Shanxi Wutaishan

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 Shanxi-provinco situas ce la meza baseno de la Flava Rivero en norda Cinio. En la provinco trovigas multa vidindajo: Uta-monto, la unua el la kvar fama budhisma monto de Cinio, kun dense staranta... 

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Shanxi: Wutaishan

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Wutaishan. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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