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a mountain left
day 149: 平凉 (pingliang) = 0km
There was still a mountain left to climb.
Me and my friend from destiny (April 3rd 2008) decided to go together:
…and along came 珂珂 (keke):
Almost five years old; a very smart kid.
And even though she snickered at my blue slippers…
…still we became buddies right away:
The mountain is called 崆峒山 (Mount kongtong) by the way.
It is a very important religious site, mainly dominated by Taoism:
People say there are more than 200 shrines:
And I think there must be even more monks:
You can find pretty flags everywhere:
And there are lots of little red ribbons that people like to tie as a good luck charm:
What I found most interesting though:
Even though this mountain is obviously dominated by Taoism - still, Buddhism and Confucianism are also very present wherever you look.
They even have a shrine that features all three of them in one cave:
Cool, huh? (Excuse the picture quality, I had to shoot this in a hurry if you know what I mean.)
Another area around a fairly large pagoda is entirely dedicated to Buddhism:
We found a large Chinese character for “heart” next to that area, so 珂珂 and me decided to take some souvenir photographs.
And while I was showing off the fact that I was still endomorphic after 5 months of walking (and ripping up my pants in the process):
…珂珂 thought I was being silly and decided to go for a more classical approach:
…which seemed like the smarter choice. Zen.
Then, as the monks went about changing the wax in the candles…
…we figured it was about time to head home.
Riding down the mountain in the air-conditioned car felt very nice.
But I kept worrying about my pants.
Soundtrack: Paul Simon - “You Can Call Me Al”
—total: 1904,9km
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April 8th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Steven: Haha, thanks dude!
Maggie: Poor pants…
andy: Mit dem Video mit Chevy Chase! - Die Menschenmassen auf den Bergen sind doch eigentlich ganz lustig. Ich find zumindest die Reisegruppen mit den Fähnchen immer gut.
jule: Haha, du denkst so positiv, das ist super.
兔子不吃窩邊草 in NY: Hey big guy, good to see you’re back!
von einem der es wissen muß: Selber Oberfleife!
Konwuhzius: Ha, danke für diese Weisheit!
Brutha: Jo, super wenn’s dir gefällt. Das mit dem Link hätte ich selber auch total gerne, aber im Moment muss ich erst mal dieses blöde Archiv zum laufen kriegen…
Penny Peng: Always trying my best to not look silly - most of the times I apparently fail.
joerg: Du willst nur wieder meinen Schinken sehen!
Marc: I’m happy you like it, sorry about your shoulders and welcome you back to this site!
Robert Fieser: Hey Alter, herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Abschluss und lass es rocken! Wenn du in NY bist, mach n paar Photos in der Gegend von Central Park West und zeig mir hinterher. Ich würde da auch gerne mal wieder hin!
April 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
hi christoph!
bin fertig mit der uni und grad in mexico. sehr geil hier.
am donnerstag 2 wochen nach nyc. freu!
wollte dir nur mal wieder schoene gruesse dalassen.
also: muchos saludos de cancun!
machs gut und keep on walking!!! =)
April 8th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Hey Chris,
I found an article about your blog on Heise three days ago: http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/27/27662/1.html
I just finished to read your entire blog. Now I´m sitting here with a pain in my shoulders from staring at the screen, but it was totally worth it. Awesome and not as boring as you might think
I´m very impressed by your 47,2 km walk. My record is 37 and that did hurt a lot, even without such a heavy bag. You are not a sissy, I can tell
Thx for sharing your experiences. I wish you all the best for the next days. I will soon be back on your page, cause I am so curious about the rest of your journey!
Marc (Trier/Germany)
April 8th, 2008 at 11:49 am
warum eigentlich kein Bild Deiner kaputten Hose?
Du hast uns doch sonst nichts erspart!
April 8th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Your picture in front of the character is funny, and bit silly (sorry to say that)…but definitely a good souvenir photo
April 8th, 2008 at 7:34 am
hehe, wir entwickeln uns hier noch richtig zur Nachmittags-AG für philosophische-lustige Lebensweisheitheiten ;o))
April 8th, 2008 at 1:58 am
p.S.: Dein Blog braucht einen “Vor” und “Zurück” Link, so das man nicht immer den Kalender anklicken muss