GPC in China: Trip to Hang Zhou Part III: The photo to the left was taken on one of Hang Zhou's many truly delightful forested trails, this one in particular called "The Tiger Spring Path." The ancient story tells how some Buddhist monks planned to build a temple on this forested hillside. In preparation for construction of the temple, they began to dig a well, but after much effort found no water, and then decided to abandon their plans. Before leaving, one of the monks took a nap beside the well that they had been digging and had a dream in which two tigers visited him and caused water to spring up from the well. According to the legend, when the monk awoke, there was, indeed, water flowing from the well. The temple was built, and rest, as they say, is history. I enjoyed the real solitude of the meandering, forested trails and rustic pagodas of Hang Zhou more than the crowded, miniaturized, and manicured gardens of SuZhou.
Postcards from Asia
A weblog with updates of my Asian travels and studies. I invite East West Center fellows, GPC colleagues, and other visitors to post on topics of interest in Asian studies.
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- Name: Liam Madden
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