After tea we walked up to Wenwu Temple. To get up to the temple we walked the "Year of Steps" that replaced the stairs that long ago, before a road led up to the temple, used to be called the "stairway to heaven." Each step represents a day of the year and visitors can place wind chimes near their birthday to ask for blessings.
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Just inside the temple are two large stone lions, which we have read are the biggest lions in Taiwan.
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Inside the three buildings of the temple there are many places for different types of worship - incense, candles, praying.
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From the top of the temple there is a great view of the lake, though the day was so hazy and the sun was on it's way down, so it was hard to see very far.
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After we looked around the temple we went for a walk around part of the lake.
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It was a nice day all around, and we enjoyed getting out of the city and seeing a bit more of Taiwan.
Beautiful pics!
ReplyDeletethese are great pictures! It sounds like it was fun exploring. I love the picture of the lanterns, and the picture of the candles!! Love you guys!
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