Qiyun Shan means ‘mountain as high as the clouds’. The red sandstone rock was favored by the Taoists and is a mountain home to temples. Many are built into the mountain and the sandstone rock leaves the landscape to unique shapes
There were many young people dressed in traditional dress for photographic display and answer questions.
Shou rock was created with a smooth character (meaning LONGEVITY) with the correct dimensions for yin and yang. It is said that if you walk around the mountain it will give you longevity of 99 years and touching the rock will give you a total of 100. Of course I touched the rock. I only had to jump a little…
These tablets line the Yintian gate. They have been left behind by sages that made pilgrimages to the mountain. This is a sacred and quiet place for reflection and reverence.
Cave of 8 immortals. In the center are the gods fur Heaven, Earth, and Humankind with the 8 immortals along the sides.
Zhenxian cave
Yujun cave is to offer sacrifice to the dragon king.
We walked through the little village neae the peak of the mountain. I am a lover of street food and found these glutinous rice cakes with filling. One is a sweet red bean mixture that is delicious and the other has bamboo, tofu, and pickled greens inside. They were both good but I loved the bamboo one the best.
Photos are not allowed at the Taisu temple but I did take a picture of the element I was born under. The Chinese characters in the 1964 is fire. That means I am a fire dragon!
We continued back to the top of the mountain and then siren to the other side. Along the way are 13 pavilions. It is said that climbing the mountain through the 13 pavilions and going to the temple is an sxt and test of faith.
13 pavilions
