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find the amazing artifacts at Gouqing temple
Herwig1961 Says: Simply love to discover this things.At this special case it was a small Buddha figure which I have never seen before at this ,,design``It show Buddha in his early years I was told.I think it was not allowed to take a foto but I couldn`t resist.The guardian monk was asleep...
Visit the new temple of Monk Jigong
Herwig1961 Says: This temple don`t have the magic like Guoqing temple.But it is a very beautiful spot.A very nice garden at the inside.Nice stonework and paintings.Lovely view over parts of the city.
Herwig1961 Says: Another beautiful area around Tiantai.The park is at a elevation of 800-1000m above sea level.I was amazed by the misty atmosphere and the beautiful tea plants.
Herwig1961 Says: Unfortunately I have only this 2 fotos left.Shiliang is a very beautiful scenic spot.Absolutely worth a visit.
Herwig1961 Says: From far you can see the pagoda on top of the mountain.The amazing color of the rocks(reddish brown)It is a holy place for Buddhism and Taoism.But it is no problem to climb up the mountain and visit the Monk Jigong temple and all the caves.Very famous is the Taoist 6th...
Herwig1961 Says: The temple is one of the oldest temples in China.Originally built in 598AD.From here the Tiantai sect of Buddhism spread to Korea and Japan.This temple is for them what Mecca is for the Islam.I have been at least one day a week visiting the temple.(I have been almost 5months...
Plum Blossom, A unique flower in China
we2364 Says: Plum Blossom is so unique because it always blossom in the early spring when the weather is still cold and other flowers are so weak to blossom. Therefore, Plum blossom is granted to the person with the morality of being noble - with no fear to coldness, with no fear to...
The trees, grown up for hundred of years
we2364 Says: Those giant and old trees are everywhere in and around the temples. Some are more than 500 years. Touch it, feel the power of life.
we2364 Says: It's one of the temple located in the scenery area of Tiantai Mountain. With a history more than 1500 years(Back to Sui Dynasty), from this place, it established one of the earliest faction of Chinese buddism. There is no reason for not visiting this place.One of the...
we2364 Says: It's a temple for buddist nun which was built besides a rock cave along with its geographical scape and has been there for more than 1000 years. This is another miracle of ancient Chinese. Can't believe the building has been erected underneath the huge rock for such a long...
1 Review and 41 Opinions The hotel is located out of the city.Next to the amazing Guoqing temple.From the hotel you can hike...
this ,,restaurant`` did not have a name...: fresh made noodles
Herwig1961 Says: Unfortunately I lost these fotos too...I would not call this place a restaurant:-)))A kitchen next to the main road.They prepared noodles by them self,means you order a noodlesoup and than you can watch the cook how he makes noodles.Very cheap and very,very good food.Fresh...
Herwig1961 Says: I used to walk a lot around and in Tiantai.But in general it is very easy and cheap to take a taxi.Only difficulty is sometimes the language problem...Collect namecards from different places you have been,especially from your hotel!
there are several good shops in the town: tea set in Tiantai
Herwig1961 Says: the friendlyness of the people,very good sortiment of tea and porcellan.And ,last but not least,the price for the goods. tea and teasets,paintings,woodcrafts. far less than in Europe:-)))
In order to smooth the anger, drink tea
we2364 Says: My friend brought me to this very nice teahouse. They not only sell the tea, but also display the tea artwork. There was no other guests in the shop, so we are very well-treated. This lady, the hostess of tea artwork served us the whole course of drinking tea.
Herwig1961 Says: I never found out the name of this village.But it was very peaceful there and for sure there have not been so many foreigners there.Nice hike to go up there and very good view over the city.Unfortunately I lost a lot of fotos from this peaceful place...At the top of the...
Tatou temple and Gaoming temple
Herwig1961 Says: Many people visit Guoqing temple.But there are 2 more very interesting and beautiful temples.There is a street and a walkway behind Guoqing temple which leads up the mountain.I used to hike up (besides,great canyon and interesting spots)and discovered on top of the mountain...
goey Says: While teaching at the Tiantai experimental primary school in the summer of 2005, I was taken to The Fairy Valley, so called because of it's extream beauty. It begins with a slow accent and climbs to great heights. All the way along you will walk on a stone walk way passing...
The first Chinese buddism originated from here
we2364 Says: On the wall, it writes: Jiao Guan Zhong ChiPeople are passing by, but no one ever stops and raises the question of what it means. Do all Chinese people ever understand its meaning? I doubt.Here is the explanation of first two essential words(read from right to left side):*...
Herwig1961 Says: It is of course no secret that China has fabolous tea.There are many teahouses,teashops in Tiantai.I wanted to buy tea and went into a shop.Not knowing that even if you buy nothing you get invited to sit down and enjoy several samples of teas.Plus I got a ,,training`` how to...
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Those giant and old trees are everywhere in and around the temples. Some are more than 500 years. Touch it, feel the power of life.
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I have been several months in Tiantai.The city is not so special but it is lovely around Tiantai.Tiantai mountains and a lot of interesting temples.Especially the Guoqing temple.One of the oldest...
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A small town, with a heavy buddism culture hidden
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