Saturday, 28 November 2015

Every Fall, Something Absolutely Breathtaking Happens At This Buddhist Temple

The Gu Guanyin Buddhist Temple in the Zhongnan Mountains of China is beautiful in its own right, but that's not why hordes of tourists flock to the historic location around this time every year. While those of us in the suburbs with big backyards find the whole idea of thousands of leaves falling onto our properties -- ugh, raking -- this particular temple counts it as a blessing. And it's pretty clear why that is. Yicai.com The 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree drops its golden leaves come fall, blanketing the courtyard it rests in with gilded petals. Yicai.com It's believed that the...

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