When I told my mum that I was going to Wu Dang Mountain (武当山) today, she asked If I was going to Emei Mountain (峨嵋山) as well. Because she said 峨嵋 is 武当’s sister! Hahaha she watched too many shows already. I don’t know if it is true, but I couldn’t stop laughing after that :D The Wu Dang Mountain is situated in the northwestern part of Hubei, it is far from WUST, and hence we have to wake up early at 0530. The bus journey was 5 hours long! We left WUST at 7, and we reached the foot of the mountain for lunch only at 1230 D: Even if I travel from Joo Koon to Pasir Ris by SBS, which is one end of Singapore to another, I won’t even need 3 hours D: Well that confirms the area of our little red dot ;)
After lunch, we proceeded to the ticket office and that’s when we officially entered Wu Dang Mountain. We had to carry all our belongings with us as our own hired coach cannot enter the vicinity. The only vehicles we saw were private buses of 武当山, which will ferry tourists around the mountain. Well I think it is to limit the number of vehicles present in protected environment, as noise and air pollution will be reduced, which will enhance the attractiveness of such a scenic spot :0
The first place of attraction is 太子坡. We had to climb several long flights of stairs before we could reach the temple, which is high above the slope. There are many different types of God in different types of Hall for the purpose of worshiping.
Something weird i find about all these hall is the temperature inside the halls. Outside is so warm, but once you step in the temperature feels like an air conditioned is on. But there was no air-con to be found D: Anyway some said that this is for the preservation of the statues as low temperature can help to maintain the sculptures better. True? ;o
Next, we went to 紫霄福池, which also is a place of respect to the God and Deity. 紫霄宫, also known as the Purple Cloud Temple. There are altogether 29 buildings consisting of the Dragon and Tiger hall, the Purple Sky Hall, he East Hall, the West Hall, and the Parent Hall.
The Purple Sky Hall is enshrined with statues of Zhen Wu at different stages of his life Statues of Zhen Wu's parents rest in the Parents Hall. It is said that the Taoist spirit attains the virtues of loyalty to the nation and filial piety to the parents.
Before we were brought to the last spot of the day, we checked in to the hotel first. We heard that we’re given a 3 star hotel, but it may be the standard of just a motel in Singapore D: I kinda freaked out upon hearing that. Because we were told to travel light but if it is of low standard, I’d then have to prepare many things. Furthermore, I have a gigantic camera which I have to bring along wherever I go! :/ So I was in a dilemma when packing my bag. However, I was shocked by the architecture of the building, the size of the room, the size of the toilet, the fluffiness of the pillow and lastly the television! Everything was better than I expected. Though it is only a 3 star hotel, but it was long since I last saw such a “grand” room. It is considered luxurious as compared to our hostel and the rooms in the cruise >.<
So after taking a 5 minutes rest in the room, we gathered again at the hotel lobby to set off for our last attraction! We were supposed to climb up and down stairs to reach another temple. However we stopped halfway through and strolled back because we know we won’t be able to make it back to the restaurant by 1830 D: But still, i managed to have a fine sight of the scenery.
EH? :\
Everyone reached the restaurant and we had our dinner.
We were free for the night after dinner onwards. As the dinner didn’t fill our tummy enough, we went to buy some snacks and returned to our rooms thereafter. Charmaine and I were supposed to share a room, but we decided to move over to Meowlin and Eline’s room! Cosyyyyyy ^^ We showered, washed up and had our snacks while watching television. It just felt so good to be able to watch TV once again because it’s been a month since I last switched on the TV already! D:
We were all tired after such a long day and so we turned in early, before 11!
Reflection
There was one TV program we watched that I find really meaningful. I think I’ve watched it somewhere before, but this time I found it especially significant. Well it goes like that: A group of kids of age < 5 years old are supposed to travel from country to country to look for their parents, by themselves!! The one we watched was about having to travel from Sichuan (四川) to Ha Er Bin( 哈尔滨)! As all know, the temperature of Ha Er Bin is like OMG. It was -32 degrees when they were filming the show. Can you imagine 4 little kids travelling on themselves, from boarding the plane; to clearing the customs; to taking a cab to the city; to finding a restaurant to have their meal; to completing tasks for clues; to making their way to their parents? The moment when the kids hugged their Mum was so touching. If I were the parents of the young children, I will be so proud of them. When I was 5, I cannot even remember what I was doing. I’d probably still be crying in the arms of my Dad. Seriously, I find these children really brave to be able to venture out on their own. This makes me realized how fortunate I am to be born in such a complete and loving family. Since young, my parents and family are always by my side. And this trip of 42 days is the longest period I am away from them. Hopefully I’ll return stronger and more mature like those young kids ^^ It’s better to be late than never, isn’t it >.< I believe this happens not only to me, but majority of Singaporean families are very attached to one another. Well, I feel that the ability of being independent should be cultivated in Singaporean kids since young! \m/
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