Wutai Mountain Travel Guide Two-day trip to Wutai Mountain

Wutai Mountain Travel Guide A two-day tour starts from Wutai Mountain and reaches Wuye Temple, Writing Cliff, and Bodhisattva Peak.

1. Wuye Temple

Wuye Temple was founded in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. Most of the current temples were built in the Qing Dynasty. The Manjusri Hall, which faces east and faces west, was built in the 44th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It is three rooms wide and divided into upper and lower floors. It has three eaves resting on the top of the mountain. The eaves are complex and connected up and down, left and right. It is solid and highly decorative. It is in Mount Wutai. The palace is unique in its construction. The lower level of the hall is dedicated to the three Bodhisattvas Manjusri, Guanyin and Samantabhadra. Manjusri rides a lion, Guanyin rides "roaring towards the sky", and Samantabhadra rides an elephant. The statues are tall. The plastic work is expressive and the colors are bright.

2. Writing Cliff

There are strange peaks and cliffs everywhere, and there are more than fifty famous ones. Among them, if the writing cliff is wet with water and wiped carefully with a handkerchief, the cliff surface will show writing similar to seal script and official script, and the writing will be hidden when the water is dry. Someone once peeled off the outer stone layer, but the words could still be erased from the lower layer. There are words in each layer, and each word is different. It is reported that a couplet has been discovered that says "the three treasures of heaven are the sun, moon and stars, the three treasures of earth are water, fire and wind, and the three treasures of man are essence, energy and spirit".

3. Bodhisattva Peak

Buddha Peak is located on Lingjiu Peak in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province. It is magnificent, colorful and has the characteristics of a royal palace. It is the largest lamasery temple in Wutai Mountain and is also designated by the state. It is a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area.

Introduction to the geology and landforms of Mount Wutai:

The strata are complete and rich, especially the Precambrian strata are typical and unique. It is a key area for geological research in China. Most of the stratigraphic sections in Wutai Mountain are named after the mountains, waters, villages and towns in the area. They have an important position and role in the field of geology.

Wutai Mountain is composed of ancient crystalline rocks. It has a deep cut in the north and five towering peaks. The peaks are as flat as a platform: Wanghai Peak on the east platform, Hanging Moon Peak on the west platform, Jinxiu Peak on the south platform, Ye Dou Peak on the north platform, and Cuiyan Peak on the central platform. The area outside the five peaks is called Taiwai, and the area inside the Five Peaks is called Tainan. Taihuai Town is the center of Taihuai Town. The lowest point of Wutai Mountain is only 624 meters above sea level, and the highest point, North Platform, is 3061.1 meters above sea level. It is known as the "Roof of North China".

The climate in the mountain is cold, there is ice on the top of the platform all year round, and the weather is cool in midsummer, so it is also called Qingliang Mountain and is a summer resort. The natural vegetation in Mount Wutai is mainly grassland, consisting of meadows, grasslands and shrubs, making it an excellent summer pasture.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wutai Mountain