Mount Wutai’s first snow coincides with National Day

Updated : 2016-10-11
(chinadaily.com.cn)

The sacred Buddhist site, Mount Wutai, saw the first snow of the year during the National Day holiday, treating tourists in the scenic area to a stunning landscape from Oct 6 to 7.

Mount Wutai’s first snow coincides with National Day

The sacred Buddhist mountain with a light dusting of snow on Oct 6, 2016. [Photo from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

It was reported that it started raining at 2:45 pm on Oct 6, and the rain gradually turned to snow, blanketing the mountain’s five flat peaks. The snowfall did not stop until the following morning.

Tourists who happened to catch sight of the snowscape could not help but marvel at the unexpected wonder.

The average height of Mount Wutai’s five flat peaks exceeds 2,800 meters above sea-level, and the highest is the north one with an altitude of around 3,061 meters above sea-level, known as the "Roof of North China". [Photo from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

The Wanghai Temple, positioned to the east of Mount Wutai, appears serene and solemn in the white snow. [Photo from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

The great bell covered with a thin layer of snow. [Photo by abbot Shijueyi from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

Monks swept away the snow to make a safe path for visitors. [Photo by abbot Shijueyi from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

Shijueyi, the great Buddhist Master and Abbot of Mount Wutai’s Wanghai Temple, toured the attractive snowscape and took photographs. [Photo by abbot Shijueyi from Mount Wutai scenic area’s Wechat account "wtsfjms"]

Though sharing a similar latitude with Beijing, Mount Wutai’s climate is the same as Northeast China’s Great Xing'an Mountains, which are considered to be the most northerly area of China. Thermal clothing is essential to see the sunrise at the top of the east terrace of the mountain. Roads in the high-altitude region can be blocked by snow anytime between September and May. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]