Tai Shan, the holiest of holy Tao mountains lies between Shanghai and Beijing. To climb one must ascend a giant staircase, all 6660 steps. We have climbed mountains in the Himalayas, but this mountain seemed a tougher challenge. Perhaps it was the heat, or the pollution.
As the only westerners on the track amid crowds of Chinese we recieved many stares. A few people came up and began chatting away in Mandarin to us, oblivious to the fact we didn't have a clue as to what they were saying.
Travels So Where Is Tai Shan?
The mountain was straight from a classic Chinese landscape scroll, a graceful assembalage of limestone boulders and fir trees, shrouded in mist. Except that mist was actually photochemical smog. The view was obscured in an orangey white haze.
We had arrived by sleeper train that morning, a comfortable ride. We left by seat train that night, an sleepless and exhausting experience. The train pulled into Beijing Railway station at 5am the next morning. We checked into a nice room and slept the rest of the day.
As the only westerners on the track amid crowds of Chinese we recieved many stares. A few people came up and began chatting away in Mandarin to us, oblivious to the fact we didn't have a clue as to what they were saying.
Travels So Where Is Tai Shan?
The mountain was straight from a classic Chinese landscape scroll, a graceful assembalage of limestone boulders and fir trees, shrouded in mist. Except that mist was actually photochemical smog. The view was obscured in an orangey white haze.
We had arrived by sleeper train that morning, a comfortable ride. We left by seat train that night, an sleepless and exhausting experience. The train pulled into Beijing Railway station at 5am the next morning. We checked into a nice room and slept the rest of the day.
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