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Wutaishan
China, an East Asian country is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It has a vast cultural history of more than five thousand years and an outstanding natural beauty. On the other hand, this country has remained a comparatively isolated and secluded one, and being a land of mystery, this country is not known to the western half of the world. However, China is rapidly developing and has grown in the phase of modernization, with an immense speed and is also welcoming the outer world to interact and do business with them.
Wutaishan is one of the popular tourist attractions in China and is worshipped for its cultural related notion. It is assumed to be one of the sacred Buddhist mountains located in the northeast of Shanxi. There are 5 peaks in the Wutaishan range reaching up to about 9,800 feet of height.
The earliest documentary affirms that Wutaishan has had religious significance since the first century when an Indian monk is said to have had a vision of Manjusri, the Buddhist god of wisdom. Later, this place became the centre for the Buddhist followers and by the reign of Tang dynasty, it grew with over 200 temples and monasteries that scattered around the mountains.
Wutaishan can boast the presence of architectural and archaeological scriptures of great interest. Moreover, the rich heritage and sanctified being of the mountain and surrounding locality refreshes the mind.
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