Complete Pilgrimage Guide to Mount Wutai

Mount Wutai will really punish anyone who doesn’t plan ahead!!!​ ✔️Day 1: Wuye Temple - Tayuan Temple - Xiantong Temple - Pusa Peak - Dailuo Peak​ Wuye Temple, a bustling place of worship with strong incense offerings, wishes come true here! Feel the deep devotion and prayers of the faithful!​ Tayuan Temple, the Great White Pagoda is stunning, walk around the pagoda to pray and listen to the gentle Buddhist chants!​ Xiantong Temple, one of Mount Wutai’s “Five Great Chan Sites,” see the Bronze Hall and the Infinite Hall, and touch the weight of history!​ Pusa Peak, 108 steps to the top, overlook the entire Taihuai Town, experience the grandeur of the “Little Potala Palace”!​ In the evening, climb Dailuo Peak; if you don’t have time for the “Great Chaotai,” take the “Small Chaotai,” 1080 steps, every step a practice!​ ✔️Day 2: Shuxiang Temple - Pusuo Temple (Nuns’ Buddhist Academy) - Fomu Cave - Fanxian Mountain​ Shuxiang Temple, see the exquisite suspended statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva, listen to the lingering sutra chanting~​ Pusuo Temple, feel the atmosphere of the nuns’ practice; if open for visits, don’t miss this peacefulness!​ Fomu Cave, a “rebirth” experience; climbing is tiring, but crawling through the cave is wonderfully surreal (safety first)!​ Fanxian Mountain, very popular for seeking love; the view from the summit is breathtaking, and the legends are fascinating~​ ✔️Day 3: Dongtai Wanghai Peak (watch the sunrise!) - Xitai Guayue Peak - Nantai Jinxiu Peak - Beitai Yedou Peak - Zhongtai Cuiyan Peak (arrange if time/energy allows)​ Get up early to rush to Dongtai for the sunrise, sea of clouds with morning glow, stunning beyond words!​ Visit other peaks depending on time and energy: Xitai for sunset, Nantai for flower seas, Beitai is the highest, Zhongtai is tranquil; each hides the magnificent beauty of Mount Wutai~​ ✔️Accommodation: Taihuai Town! Choose a guesthouse near Wuye Temple and Tayuan Temple, just a few minutes’ walk, super convenient, quieter for temple visits early morning and evening!​ ✔️Food:​ Temple vegetarian meals! For example, the vegetarian meals at the Dailuo Peak abbot’s residence, with Tai mushrooms buns and vegetarian noodles, light and full of Zen flavor!​ Taihuai Town snacks! Youmian Kaolaolao with lamb soup, warm and comforting; brown sugar crisp cakes, millet porridge, full of local flavor!​