was hesitating if
i should lump the attractions together
with a quick overview
or do a quick individual post
for every place as
i doubt i’ll come back again
who knows…
Prince’s Slope 太子坡
the name:
Princes are sent here for
“further studies” during
the Ming dynasty
as seen from the picture above
the entrance is actually a slope
as it is built following the
nature slope of the mountain
that’s what Taoism is about
(according to me)
live in/with/by nature
the official name of
the temple is
Quanzhenguan 全真觀
i was suddenly proud that
i am able to remember the name
after almost one month later
until I googled it
nope,
Quanzhenguan is the one
at Qingcheng Mountain 青城山
somewhere near Chengdu
the official name of
the temple is
複真觀 Fuzhenguan
i.e. Fuzhen Taoist Temple
what’s cool about it:
the choice of colors and the architecture
are Royal-exclusive
resembling those found in
the Forbidden City and
the Summer Palace
what I really like about it:
they have kept
the building intact
in spite of the
chipping paints
you have no idea
how much i appreciate it
it’s like
seeing a make-up free face
with a natural skin tone
despite the flaws
instead of covered in
layers of thick make-up
which smells chemical-like
amazing!
and the slope actually
looks different
every time you look back
from a different angle
p.s.
glad that i finally decided
to split the attractions
instead of lumping them all
into one post
i might wanna come back here again
who knows….
i actually got
very strange ideas about
Mount Wudang after my visit
to the Prince’s Slope
this place actually
makes quite a good location
for couple/wedding shots
seriously…
from an advocate of bachelorism?
p.p.s.
this is a backdated post
posted on 5/5/2017 12:04 AM
so that all the Wudang posts
are next to each other
more than a week delay
since i uploaded the first post
on 25/4/2017
what have I been doing then