even after 3 months
I somehow can recall
this is a huge, really well-organized
one of the largest Taoist Temple
I have ever been
Qing Yang Palace
literally translated as the Green Goat Palace
the iconic Green Goat which carries features of
12 Chinese zodiacs on its different part of the body
and touching the mascot in a temple has always been
something everyone enjoys doing
therefore the really “shiny” tone
I seriously need to put in more effort
in studying the characters in Taoism
some overlap with those in Buddhism
some are from folklores
some are actual historical figures
some are great masters of Taoism
being located at a busy road junction
it’s a totally different environment in here
The green goat!
I mean ya, looks like one to me
at the garden
many local old folks were hanging out
having lunch and
some were having tea and snacks
during lunch time
what the locals are willing to queue up for
shouldn’t go wrong
6 RMB per pax
a bowl of rice with 2 vegetarian dishes
I am not a fan
or rather I don’t eat any bitter gourd at all
and my dad doesn’t like Mapo Tofu
so basically
that’s all his and this is all mine
a really rare and extreme case of
favourite-est vs least favourite
on our way out, trying to memorize the couplets
「道生一，一生二，二生三，三生萬物。」
「人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。」
“道法自然" which roughly means
NATURE, the essence of Taoism
which includes another ∞ types of wisdom in there
Buck up please!!
Learn your Taoism now!!