Time To Be A Tourist

Today Michael, our CCAI guide, arranged for us to go to Qiuing Xiu Mountain. This the entrance to the resort. We were headed for the Temple at the top, so we just got out of the bus to take pictures. It would take too long for us to walk. Plus it was soooooo hot. Below is a link with more detailed info about it.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangxi/nanning/mt_qingxiu.htm







This is part of the Buddhist Temple compound. There's incense everywhere and lots of Gold Buddha's. We took some pictures, but weren't supposed to. A monk yelled for us not to.


There was an option to pay to have the babies blessed. We opted out of that one. She has already been blessed by the blood of Jesus Christ. Our obedience to him is why we are here. He has great plans for this little. We are excited to see what God has planned for her.


This is below the Pagoda. The koi were going crazy for the food.


These are the first in a series of steps to the Pagoda.



Longxiang Pagoda
On the top of the mountain stands a pagoda called Longxiang pagoda or Qingshan pagoda which is the symbol of the Qingxiu Mountain. Firstly built in Wanli period of Ming dynasty, it had 9 stories, 2 stories being destroyed by lightening later. But the whole building was blasted off because the government thought it was the target of Japanese fighter planes during the Anti-Japanese War. It was't rebuilt until mid 80's, preserving the architectural style of Ming dynasty characterized by green pills and bricks and eight-square eaves. The diameter of its base is 12 meters and it has 9 stories of 60 meters in height and 207 steps, being the biggest and highest pagoda in Guangxi. From the pagoda, visitors can view the sight at a distance of about 20 li, overlooking the whole city.