1. Photos by Marguerite Carstairs http://sunrisetoday.wordpress.com
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Climbing Wu Tai Shan
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2. We Start the climb up the Mountain
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3. We walk along the river on the other side of the town
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4. We pass the White Pagoda Temple
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5. You can see the Bridge over the River next to the Temple
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6. The White Pagoda is down below
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7. The Temple has been built around the tree in the Courtyard
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8. We are climbing the mountain and the White Pagoda Temple is below
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9. This is the largest temple in the mountain
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10. You can see the snow on North Peak, the highest Mountain Peak
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11. Here is the White Pagoda and the temple around it seen through trees
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12. Maggi is very cold and finding the climb difficult. Take a rest time
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13. The scenery from half way point is very beautiful
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14. You can see the White Pagoda down below. We have climbed halfway
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15. We are told we still have 1,000 steps to go and are halfway up the mountain
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16. You can see the township down below
You can see the township down below. It is in a valley surrounded by mountains
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17. This is a Teaching Monastery
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19. Looking at Wutaishan and the city and across to the Mountains
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20. Beautiful Clouds over the Wutaishan Mountain tops
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21. We are now right at the very top of the Middle Peak at the Lookout
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22. Looking down on the Town below from the top of the Mountain
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23. Another view of the town below and the Temples
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24. Emperor Temple is straight ahead
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25. Happy to be at the top of the Mountain
Happy to be at the top of the Mountain. The climb was difficult but the views were amazing
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26. Andy Zheng who took these photos, and his wife on the Top of Middle Peak Mountain
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27. We decide to go back by cable car. The ride costs 50 yuan one way.
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28. Looking down below at the walking track back down the mountain
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29. The colors of the Autumn Trees are very beautiful
The colors of the Autumn Trees are very beautiful. It is peaceful up here
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30. Mountain Berries are medicine and collected by many climbers
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31. The Teaching Monastery is below
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32. The White Pagoda Temple and all the roofs of the buildings
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33. We are nearly back on the ground. The cable ride down is very beautiful
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34. Back to the Cable start and the end of the ride back down the mountain
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35. Should I have cabled to the top and walked down?
No, because it is considered better to climb up the mountain, as that is the challenge.
The walk takes about an hour for the fit, and two hours for those who need to take their time.
Many monks prayed on every step. One monk swept every step clear of leaves.
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36. Photos by Andy Zheng
I lost all my photos when they failed to download completely. I was lucky that Andy had taken photos alongside me.
I thank him for his photos which have been this Talk.
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