Hiking photos – Yajishan Temple Fair, 2012/04/25
We've got a nice hiking trail around the three temples of Yajishan, and, when we time it right, we can get a look at their annual temple fair at the same time. It's a little difficult to time it right, because the fair is scheduled according to the lunar calendar.
We started off with a walk through the fairgrounds, where we saw all sorts of interesting goings-on: local arts and crafts, fortune-tellers, noodle-making and street food, and more.
Then, our local guide took us through his peach orchards on the way up to the three temples. The temples here are Daoist temples, and we learned a little about that as we climbed the steep stone stairs on the way to the top.
After a rest and a look about the temple right at the top of the hill, we followed a trail down from the back of the temples, looping around to get back to the beginning of the hike.
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Incense for sale to the pilgrims.
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Snacks for sale on the street.
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Local handicrafts – peach-shaped pendants. Pinggu District grows a lot of peaches.
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Here's how you make noodles!
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Get your hair dyed for free!
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The temple fair attracted numerous pilgrims.
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Blowing candy figurines.
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A view toward the east from the top of Yajishan.
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A vendor displays medicinal roots and herbs.
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Grasshoppers shaped from flax.
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Woollen dolls for sale.
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A fortune-teller draws up some auspicious figures.
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A view of the temples, from the fairgrounds below.
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A view of the temples, from the hill behind.