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Mount Wutai in China Translating as "five-terrace mountain," Mount Wutai has been a sacred Chinese escape for more than a mille...

13 Emerging wonders of the world:Mount Wutai in China


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Mount Wutai in China
Translating as "five-terrace mountain," Mount Wutai has been a sacred Chinese escape for more than a millennium. Home to 53 Buddhist monasteries, including surviving ancient temples, the five platform-like peaks of this mountain are a testament to Chinese architectural and cultural history. The dominating, treeless mountain is also the largest in northern China and legendary for its foggy sunrises.