Our brief visit to mountain Tai

Mountain Tai is one of the most famous sights in China. The most impressive of Tai is the cultural relics such as caligraphy on the stones, made by ancient calligraphers over many dynasties.

Also famous of Tai is the sunrise. The scene from the mountain top is unique, where you can see clouds under your feet like oceans.

We arrived in Tai An in the afternoon, and started climing at 3am the next day. We climbed on foot from the middle of the mountain, with many other young people. While we were passing by the stones, I saw some ancient calligraphy vaguely in torch light. Water sound was heard, but I could find no streams.

It was almost daybreak when we reached mountain top. It was very cold up there. We rented thick cloaks but still felt the freezing chill.

We did not see sunrise that day because there were some mist. But the trip was still a pleasant memory.