The most breathtaking experience of my life was climbing this mountain! Breathtakingly beautiful and also a killer workout.
Meng Shan is just one of many mountain peaks in Shandong province. Its theme is longevity. It is said that if you climb mount meng, you will live a long life...
Meng Shan peaks at 1156 m. and it took us all day to reach the top, but there was so much to see along the way. I forgot I had my camera in my backpack for a majority of the time, but when we first entered there was this amazing wall with water cascading down. There were spouts with dragon heads and the water sprayed over the side making a double rainbow. I was pumped after that. And There were also places to stop and sit and eat things like hardboiled egg and fruits and even scorpions. I was happy to stop and rest when we could because it was so beautiful!
I went with Huige and his friend Chen and Chen's girlfriend Lili.
Huige next to the chinese word for long life...
Lili brought bubbles and we stopped to play right before making it to the top...
Now I understand why so many Chinese poets wrote about the mountains and water. I feel revived :)
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