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1973-13-059 - The first view of the Sun Moon Lake - and the Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-060 - The yellow roofs of the Wenwu Temple - In the background the Sun Moon Lake - shrouded in mist -

1973-13-061 - The Wenwu Temple - mist over the Sun Moon Lake -

1973-13-062 - Thw Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-063 - The Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-064 - The Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-065 - The Wenwu Temple - Mist over the Sun Moon Lake in the background -

1973-13-066 - The Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-067 - Insence burner - the Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-068 - The Wenwu Temple -

1973-13-069 - The Sun Moon Lake - In the background - left - the Ci'en pagoda -

1973-13-070 - The Sun Moon Lake - and the Ci'en Pagoda -

1973-13-071 - The Ci'en Pagoda at the Sun Moon Lake -

1973-13-072 - Leaving the Sun Moon Lake - for Taichung -

1973-13-075 - On the way down to the coastal plain - and Taichung -

1973-13-077 - On the way down from the mountains to the coastal plain -

1973-13-055 - A little outside Taichung - is a small mountain - Baguashan - with a lot of Buddhist activities going on. The city is named Changhua - and here you can find this great Buddha - 22 meters tall - -

1973-13-056 - The big buddha at Changhua - -

1973-13-057 - A closer look at the big Buddha on Baguashan - - -

1973-13-079 - Also in the Taichung area - and not far from the Baguashan big Buddha you can find an even bigger one - 27 meters tall . It's the Milefo Buddha at the Baojue Temple - - - I only took this one photo of Milefo because he is so big - and NOT because I particularly like this type of Chinese "Happy Buddha", but prefer very much the traditional style -

1973-13-081 - I did not allow myself more time in Taichung, but went straight back home to Taipei after a somewhat straining trip across the central mountain range in Taiwan - - -