South Gate to Heaven on Mount Tai 泰山
There was a refreshing lack of mass tourism right after getting off the cable car. Not surprising since it only unloads six people at a time. It was enjoying the views from the top when I realized that there was so much more to Mount Tai than just looking down from the mountain. There were a whole group of temples here on top of the mountain. There is a path from the cable car station to the group of temples.
Part of the Stairs to Mount Tai 泰山
It just so happens that the road also brings me to where I should have ended up in the first place -the South Gate to Heaven 南天门. The long flight of stairs from the where the bus dumped me ends up here – after three hours of non-stop climbing. I was looking at the people coming up and they don’t really look good, I guess I made the right decision to go by cable car instead of walking up, at least there is an option. However, I do plan on using this stairway – on the way down that is.
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