Thousand Buddha Mountain: We
enjoyed a beautiful September day at this local site. We hiked up countless stairs and viewed the
many different carved Buddhas, hundreds of years in the making. Most were made of granite. The large, horizontal statue is the sleeping
Buddha.
At one side of the mountain was the Thousand Buddha Cave. Truthfully, there are at least a thousand in
all different shapes and sizes. Cristal
Gordan and I are standing in front on the female Buddha. Ahh, memories of Rome. Notice the hand placement of the next
Buddha. Some were plain and others
ornate. Eva, our co-teacher, said each
has his own history and remarkable contribution to mankind.
The stone stairway narrows and becomes steeper. Some of us did go to the top, a journey
reminiscent of “Angel’s Landing”. It had
rained the day before so we enjoyed a spectacular view of Jinan. We could see the bridge over the Yellow River
and the smaller stadium facilities used during the 2008 Olympics. What a delight to view the overall scope of
our home for the next ten months.
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