Monday, 24 October - The temples of Wutai Shan (1/2)

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Breakfast in the flower hotel
Breakfast in the flower hotel
Flower hotel
Flower hotel
Views of mountains
Views of mountains
Views of mountains 1
Views of mountains 1
Views of mountains 2
Views of mountains 2
Cleaning windows in hotel
Cleaning windows in hotel
In middle of first courtyard
In middle of first courtyard
The oldest cooking pot in the kitchen
The oldest cooking pot in the kitchen
Blue bronze cooking pot
Blue bronze cooking pot
Walking around this huge temple requires many steps
Walking around this huge temple requires many steps
See the snow on the mountain
See the snow on the mountain
First of the halls with beautiful decorations and yellow tiled roofs
First of the halls with beautiful decorations and yellow tiled roofs
Blue sky and sunshine help us be able to bear the minus x degrees in temperature
Blue sky and sunshine help us be able to bear the minus x degrees in temperature
Great colours
Great colours
Each courtyard is different this one has trees in it
Each courtyard is different this one has trees in it
Chinese scripts are very important
Chinese scripts are very important
The only bird I have found close by so far a magpie
The only bird I have found close by so far a magpie
Looking down on the Stupa
Looking down on the Stupa
George our guide with Graham
George our guide with Graham
Ornate buildings
Ornate buildings
Child sweeping up
Child sweeping up
Coal transport
Coal transport
No Trample
No Trample
Sundial
Sundial
Monks getting ready for lunch
Monks getting ready for lunch
Contemplating statue of monks
Contemplating statue of monks
More monks
More monks
Brick building with the monks inside
Brick building with the monks inside
Gold temple
Gold temple
Gold pillars
Gold pillars
View of a temple on top of a hill
View of a temple on top of a hill
Rear view of golden temple
Rear view of golden temple
Large bells in little rooms
Large bells in little rooms
The pagoda or Stupa
The pagoda or Stupa
View of countryside
View of countryside
Looking back at the Stupa
Looking back at the Stupa