China "Wutai Dreams" Jay Dunn (28 images)

"Wutai Dreams"

Wutai Shan, or "Five-Terrace Mountain," as it is known, is one of China's four major monastic communities. Spared destruction during the Cultural Revolution, in part due to its remote Shanxi location, modern-day Wutai Shan is still a wonder of religious history, home to a national treasure of more than forty Buddhist temples set among some of North China's most rugged alpine scenery.

At 3,000 meters, Yeduo Feng reigns over the...
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"Wutai Dreams"

Wutai Shan, or "Five-Terrace Mountain," as it is known, is one of China's four major monastic communities. Spared destruction during the Cultural Revolution, in part due to its remote Shanxi location, modern-day Wutai Shan is still a wonder of religious history, home to a national treasure of more than forty Buddhist temples set among some of North China's most rugged alpine scenery.

At 3,000 meters, Yeduo Feng reigns over the valley. Northernmost of the five peaks ringing the village of Taihuai, it is often snow-capped far into the summer. For the most devout of Tibetan and Mongolian pilgrims, every one of Wutai Shan's temples is a spiritual destination - for the tourist and traveler, who often come only in the warmth of high season, a poignant reminder that in today's hectic cities the spiritual world can sometimes feel far, far away.

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