Laoshan Daoist culture experience

You can choose to stay at the foot of Laoshan Mountain the night before. When the dawn breaks the next day, the stone steps of Taqing Palace on Laoshan Mountain are already covered with morning dew. We can practice Chan meditation under the statue of Laozi, and the warm sunlight seeps into our hearts amid the rustling of pine needles.

The chanting of the Tao Te Ching from 2,500 years ago resonates in harmony with the sound of the waves. As the rhythm of Baduanjin flows with the rising sun and the staff of health breaks through the mountain mist, it seems as if we have glimpsed the key to the ancient wisdom of the East, where heaven, earth, and humanity are in harmony.

Before lunch, the intangible cultural heritage Taoist music is like a divine revelation. The chimes and bells attract cranes, and the flutes and pipes flow through the fingers of each inheritor, allowing every listener to feel the ethereal and melodious charm of the celestial music.

The vegetarian meal allows us to taste the original flavor of the food and understand the profound meaning of "the greatest truth is the simplest" hidden in the simple joy of plants and trees between our lips and teeth.

In the Ink Fragrance Hall, the Taoist master elaborately explains the mysteries of the Tao Te Ching, and the door to its profound wisdom suddenly opens. He says that "the highest good is like water" teaches us to flow rather than to hold fast, and that "empty your mind" is just like the unmoored cloud on the top of Laoshan Mountain.

As the dusk deepens, we stand in the Hunyuan， becoming the plants between the mountains and the sea. The sound of the waves pushes our spines to connect one by one， until the twilight and the stars fill the mountains.

Visit  Laoshan culture museums after down the moutain