I remember watching the comics “The Peacock King” and “The Legend of Acalanatha” on the tour bus during outdoor teaching in junior high school. I was deeply impressed. This was my first impression of the Peacock King and Acalanatha. I still remember that at that time, I had a question in my mind: why are the Peacock King and Acala King so rare in Taiwan? Later, I gradually realized that this belongs to the Eastern Esoteric Buddhism…
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East Coast Cafe TERA Coffee: The hostess said Moonlight Cafe was her teacher. She said she had been here for 5 years. I didn’t understand it at first, but later I realized that the entire Moonlight Cafe on Dulan Mountain was her teacher, and in a spiritual sense…
Exploring Central Taiwan, Taichung (popular)
The magnificent Snow Mountain Range｜The Snow Mountain Wuling Road, Past and Present (4)
On the mountain road from Fushoushan Farm to Tianchi Pavilion, there are magnificent snow-capped mountains! At sunrise, the mountain god reveals his true face! After about 2 hours, there are white clouds and snow-capped mountains. The highest one in the center is the Snow Mountain, and the lower one on the right is Wuling Farm Siyuan Yakou! They are all mountains over 3000 meters high…
Exploring Central Taiwan, Taichung (popular)
Zhongheng Lishan Dayuling Section｜The Snow Mountain Wuling Road, Past and Present (3)
【Zhongheng Lishan Dayuling Section】【The Snow Mountain Wuling Road, Past and Present (3)】 The broad mountain scenery of Dayuling section of Zhongheng Lishan For the section from Wuling Farm to Lishan, please refer to the previous post On the Central Cross-Island Highway from Lishan Hotel to Dayuling, there are few orchards like those commonly seen in…
Exploring Central Taiwan
Central Cross-Island Highway Yilan Branch Line Wuling Lishan Section｜The Snow Mountain Wuling Road, Past and Present (2)
The magnificent mountain scenery of the Wuling Lishan section of the Central Cross-Island Highway – Yilan Branch Line! From Wuling to Lishan, take the Central Cross-Island Route 7A and then connect to Route 8, which runs slowly along the upper reaches of the Zhuoshui River. Passing Huanshan and Songmao Tribes, you can see orchards everywhere and the entrance to the Hundred Peaks hiking trail.
The area from Wuling Farm to the upper reaches of the Snow Mountain Range has been the home of the Atayal people for thousands of years. The Lanyang River has Nanshan and Four Seasons, the Dajia River has Jiayang and Zhijiayang, and the river basins on both sides of the Snow Mountain to Dajian Mountain are the hunting areas of the Atayal people, and are also the climbing entrances to the Snow Mountain and the Four Beauties of Wuling.
Experience the mysterious cuisine of Chinese chef Xiao Dan for the first time.
This must be the top Chinese cuisine on the East Coast, like a guesthouse
The Baqi Observatory is located at the highest point of Provincial Highway 11. The towering mountains on both sides form a contrast with the Pacific Coast. In addition, its high geographical location allows you to clearly see the Jiqi Bay, Guihou Cape and Xinshe Sea Cliff. It is a must-visit rest stop for many people traveling along the Eastern Coast Highway.
[Medicine Buddha who can remove disasters][Medicine Buddha who can remove disasters][Hirata Sekizan Chusonji Temple][Visit the Medicine Buddha who can remove disasters, Amitabha Buddha, in Tohoku, Japan][The thousand-year-old immortal lamp] Two golden lanterns stand on both sides of the main Buddha. They were lanterns that were burned in 1958 from the Tendai sect’s head temple, Enryaku-ji…
[The thousand-year-old Dharma lamp][Rishishuk-ji Temple in Hojuzan, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan][Master Ennin Jikaku][The Corridor of the Four Northeastern Temples] 1200 years across time and spaceThe origin of 1200 years ago Master Ennin was a Japanese monk who climbed Mount Hiei at the age of fifteen and became a disciple of Master Saicho. He was one of…