Meng Mountain

I had some extra time after returning to Taiyuan, so I visited Meng Mountain. There weren't many people, most likely locals from Taiyuan out for a suburban trip. Inside, there were many amusement facilities targeted at children. Climbing the big Buddha wasn't too difficult; it's older than the one in Leshan, but it must have been renovated in recent times as it doesn't show signs of aging. The main iron Buddha is covered in rust, but a row of smaller Buddha statues is quite interesting, as if they are playfully amusing visitors. The Song dynasty's Lianli Pagoda, I wonder if it got its clever name because it appears in pairs.