Baguashan Mountain
September 18, 2004
| This beautiful area is just a 15 minute scooter ride away from our apartment. It is a mountain park that is home to a 22m high Great Buddha Statue made of 272,000kg of concrete. The buddha has just been restored, and looks better than ever. |
Hey there...
| The Buddha is near the top of the 97m elevation mountain. There are paths, pagodas, ponds, and a temple for all the tourists to enjoy. |
Chess anyone?
The large temple is behind the statue.
And inside one of the floors:
We were there as the sun was setting across the huge courtyard.
| Behind the temple is a pond with a many-turns bridge. The reason for the bridge is to force people to slow down- take time to smell the roses. I think it's a good idea. |
| I can't believe how lucky we were to have a blue sky. It was amazingly clear; we had good views of Changhua, Taichung, and even the ocean. |
The sunset was great too...
