Yuhuang Mountain ⛰️

We climbed Yuhuang Mountain as the city of Hangzhou slowly faded behind us, replaced by winding paths, bamboo groves, and the rhythmic sound of our own footsteps on damp stone 🍃🪨🌫️. The air grew cooler as we ascended, laced with the scent of pine and incense drifting from hidden shrines along the trail. With every turn, glimpses of West Lake shimmered through the trees, distant and dreamlike, like a memory just out of reach. At the summit, the Jade Emperor Temple stood in quiet dignity, its eaves curved toward the sky, watching over the city and mountains below 🏯🌄🕯️. Prayer ribbons fluttered gently in the wind, tied to ancient railings, carrying hopes both whispered and unspoken. Yuhuang Mountain wasn’t about height it was about perspective. A place where you looked out and inward at once, where the noise of the world softened, and a sense of stillness settled in your chest like something long-awaited and quietly true 🕊️🍂🙏. #chinatravel #myitinerary #travel