Did you read my post last week about the Sun Moon Lake… Now
we are the Wenwu Temple!! The temple area is the home of two temples. One is
the ‘Benefit Temple’ of Jihyueh Village and another is the ‘Dragon Phoenix’ Temple
of Shuishe Village. The Gods of these two temples protect territory and people
and are worshiped by the local people.
Here you will see loads of petitions written on golden
lamps… and some on paper too.. I wrote a petition too.. Mine I guess was the only
one in English!! *smiles*…
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In early days, the only way to enter the temple from the
lake, was through steep steps. There are 365 steps leading to the Wenwu Temple.
These are called… ‘365 steps to heaven’… Each step has an inscription that I
couldn’t read, with a date on it…
The construction style of this temple follows the Northern
Dynasty with three halls ~ the front hall, the middle hall and the back hall.
The temple has a spectacular main entrance and a grand temple courtyard.
After spending a few hours at the Wenwu Temple, we ventured
into the Wenwu Temple Hiking Trail to the Bamboo Rock Garden. From here a bus
ride back to the Shuishe Dam and Shuishe Peir. We stopped for coffee as the sun
was setting, and I clicked nearly a million pictures of the stunning sun set.
Sorry… my lovelies… we don’t really get to see such gorgeous
skies in Dubai.. so my heart felt like an 8 year old child again… and I simply
couldn’t stop clicking… *smiles*
I sure hope you enjoyed this tour with me to the ‘Sun Moon
Lake’… By far a refreshing and rejuvenating day! *smiles*
