April 16, Friday
Today we were supposed to go to Huangsan...the Yellow Mountain which is famous for its beauty especially in the mists and clouds that swirl around its peaks. However it is a 2 ½ hour drive from the river each way and fog closed down the river for 3 hours in the early morning so the boat had to anchor. Therefore we did not have time to reach the river port and bus to the Mountain. Instead we went to a mountain that is one hour each way from the river port thus saving 3 hours….it is called Jiuhuasan.
It turned out to be a very good day despite the early disappointment. Firstly, when the fog lifted it turned out to be a beautiful day with a clear blue sky and temperatures in the mid 60’s. Secondly, Jiuhuasan is a delightful place, one of the four most important Buddhist mountains in China; there are several temples as well as monasteries and a Buddhist College. We took a funicular to the viewpoint in the midst of the area for beautiful views of the area.
There were many Buddhist monks of all ages as there is a monastery, a Buddhist college and several temples.
It turned out to be a very good day despite the early disappointment. Firstly, when the fog lifted it turned out to be a beautiful day with a clear blue sky and temperatures in the mid 60’s. Secondly, Jiuhuasan is a delightful place, one of the four most important Buddhist mountains in China; there are several temples as well as monasteries and a Buddhist College. We took a funicular to the viewpoint in the midst of the area for beautiful views of the area.
There were many Buddhist monks of all ages as there is a monastery, a Buddhist college and several temples.
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