Tai Shan Photo Gallery

As one of China's five divine mountains, Tai Shan was a must-see. Situated atop the clouds with no roads leading up, all the temples and buildings were created by carrying goods up the mountain's stone steps. Pictures of these steps, which lead to an active Confucian temple, should convey a sense of how surreal the entire environment was. I spent the night at the sole hotel on the peak of the mountain because it allowed me to watch one of the most miraculous sunrises known to man (see below). All in all, the top of the mountain was a world unto itself, and the kind of place where I would be content to die in my later years.

Going Up
Weather Station: Inspiration for George Lucas' Star Wars buildings	Hotel walkway	Confucian Temple	Eerie fog-filled street
Bringing up the food for the week	Don't know why he hasn't been eaten yet		When the sun goes down, the fog moves in
Backdrop for "The Hand of God" painting			Sunrise Zeus must look out on
	Stuff of postcards
	Not sure what to say about this one