Missed breakfast. Always a brilliant start to the day. First tour, that of the ghost city was
an early start at 830.
Finally
an English schedule was posted which confirmed I would be hungry for a while.
We made it up all the steps to the temple, along the way greeting some of the many taoist
gods. A special stop along the way to pay homage to the god of wealth and opposite, the
god of health. They go hand in hand apparently. Then off to the depictions of hell and
torture captured in claymation used to encourage good behavour in the quest for salvation.
Back down the hill to some lunch and an afternoon of not much else. Key lesson for today
was that all the constant haze that was obstructing our view of the temples was actually
due to the high humidity and not any kind of pollution...Tell tourists anything!!!
an early start at 830.
Finally
an English schedule was posted which confirmed I would be hungry for a while.
We made it up all the steps to the temple, along the way greeting some of the many taoist
gods. A special stop along the way to pay homage to the god of wealth and opposite, the
god of health. They go hand in hand apparently. Then off to the depictions of hell and
torture captured in claymation used to encourage good behavour in the quest for salvation.
Back down the hill to some lunch and an afternoon of not much else. Key lesson for today
was that all the constant haze that was obstructing our view of the temples was actually
due to the high humidity and not any kind of pollution...Tell tourists anything!!!
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| God of health |
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| God of wealth. Hand in hand |
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| Can't see through the humidity today! |
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| Things are clearer up close |
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