Wu Dang Shan - 武當山
Posted On Saturday, May 24, 2008 at at 12:21 AM by AlvinWu Dang (武當) is a sacred and premier Taoist religious monastary in China, located in a mountain range in the North of the Hubei Province (湖北省). Wu Dang (武當) is also well-known in the world of martial arts as being equal in its depth and skills as Shaolin (少林) - Tai Chi Chuan (太極拳) was reputedly originated from Wu Dang and was first practiced by the famed mythical Taoist priest Zhang Sanfeng (張三丰). All good guys in martial arts movies are either from Wu Dang or Shaolin, by the way.
To get to the famous Wu Dang Golden Top (武當金顶), we had to climb up thousands of flights of stairs which took about 6 hours - a good work out if you missed your stepmaster at home. But it was worth the effort as the view from the mountain top was serene.
The following day we took another hiking path (逍遙谷) at a more gentle pace and we only met one other hiker throughout the 6 hours' hike. The forest paths along the way were lush green with crystal clear streams guiding us down the mountain - a most wonderfully relaxing way to explore Wu Dang and to take in some much needed oxygen (away from the smog of the cities).Also we felt that we took in some much needed oxygen (and 靈氣) as Wudang gave us plenty of peace and quiet and it was a great feeling to be "one" with the atmosphere, greenery, mountains, temples, forests and even foods of this mountain area. We love it here !
