Rising abruptly above the North China Plain in central Shandong ... to be confused with the four Chinese mountains that are sacred to Buddhists: Mounts Wutai, Emei, Jiuhua, and Putuo.) ...

Mount Wutai, located in Wutai county, is one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains. Since the 1st century, many monasteries have been built against the backdrop of the grand natural landscape ...

The dagoba is brick inside and coated with white lime outside, so it is also called the White Dagoba, a landmark of Mount Wutai. The canopy, crescent and bead on the top, all made of copper and ...

Less than one year later, Shan decided to set himself the monumental challenge of climbing 50 of ... 50 mountains he set out to conquer, including Mount Lajun, Mount Yunmen and Mount Wutai ...

Overall, the buildings on the site catalogue the way in which Buddhist architecture developed and influenced palace building in China for over a millennium. Mount Wutai, literally, 'the five terrace ...