Mountain Climbing in Mount Ningyalin, Suzhou, China

Today I had a wonderful time climbing Mount Ningyalin in Suzhou, China (I hope I spelled it correctly). I was with the leaders of the college student council. They are not my students, but they are my friends. They invited me to go mountain climbing with them and visit some Buddhist temples there. The trip was too tiring but it was lovely. This is a sacred mountain where some Chinese monks live. The place is accessible for many buddhists and even tourists who are not buddhists just like me. I respect their religion and I did some rituals that would show respect to the image and prayed. The landscape and the temples are said to be very old with a history dating back from Qing Dynasty( I think I'm going to review my lesson in History hehe). The place is spectacular!

Here are some photos of our adventure.

Parents wishing for their children's success in college life. I have also learned that in every temple there is a specific wish or prayers that you can say. One temple is for wealth, another could be for health and others.
A a place where they can light their candle stick.
A Buddha inside the temple.
Another religious images inside the temple.

These big rocks are said to be sacred, so no one is allowed to step on them.
We are only allowed to touch them.
We are on top of the mountain. It was a very long walk and I almost gave up but I made it.
I had a hard time climbing on these big rocks.

A view from the top.