2100 meters up on the Hua Shan mountain sits a sacred Daoist Temple. Close your eyes and smell as insence burns in a large bronze tower from joss sticks in a Dao tribute, your ears delight as you can here Daoist bells ringing in prayer and the temple cafe quiets to listen as well. This is our experience as we ate fried rice after a rigorous 5 hour mountain stair-climbing hike, worth every minute at the top!
Huangshang mountain (which we climbed two weeks ago) was not quite as impressive as this mountain, similarity named, Hua Shang. Multiple misty peaks were sights at the top of this mountain and we also were in love with the red ribbons people tied around trees as a Daoist gesture… The contrast of red and green was beautiful and contemplative at thinking of its meaning. The locks were clicked in love along the fences as couples professed their love or faith of Daoism.
Half way through the hike we climbed the ‘1000 foot canyon’ which was quite a feat in the hot sunny weather, people stopped to pant every few steps because of the steepness of this climb! We even saw somone who couldn’t keep down their lunch the hike was so intense!
A victory Snickers bar was in order at the top of this mountain which we sweated and shivered through (ok, maybe not quite that dramatic, but we were tired, cold, and hot at some point I the afternoon hours!)
We rode the cable car down which was awesome and scenic, sweet chinese teenagers giggled with us as our stomachs jumped during the 17 minute ride down the majestic mountain. We had a first class train ride home in reclining seats with China newspapers, pleasantries, and treats served to us…. Fancy!
Gorgeous day on a gorgeous mountain!
Christina & Josh in Asia 
What is the meaning of all the locks? Interesting there are so many.
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The locks signify couples lockingbtheir love on the mountains forever, iften getting their names engraved on the locks before placement 😀
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