World's scariest teahouse?
It's not actually the teahouse itself that's scary; it's the steep cliffside path you have to navigate to get to it.
These online photos are probably as close as yours truly will ever get to this mountaintop shop, which is located somewhere in China. If anyone knows exactly where this is, please use the comment feature to let us know.
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posted by Mellow Monk @ 9:40 AM
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The is Mt. Huashan, located in Huayin, a city 120km east of Xi'an in the Shaanxi Province of China. Xi'an is the location were they unearthed the Terracotta Warriors and the cradle of Chinese culture extending some 3000 years into the past. Since I could not find any reference to a "Teahouse" (my mom sent me the popular photo set with this reference that has been making it's way around the web) I believe it is one of the many Taoist temples to be found on each of the five peaks that make up Mt. Huashan. Since I'm now working and living in China (Shenzhen) this is now on my travel agenda and competing with my desire to visit Harbin and the Ice Lantern Festival. Since the lack of private aircraft in China means no skydiving here, Mt. Huashan looks like a great alternative for a spectacular view (and rush). The link below is where I found most of my information.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shaanxi/xian/mt_huashan.htm
Looks like a place i'd like to visit
Feel the breeze
Adam, Trinidad
I just received the "mountain teahouse" email and have been looking for more info. Here is a site I found just before I found your site. The photos are amazing. I wonder who carved the stairways?
http://www.ssqq.com/ARCHIVE/vinlin27d.htm VLee
Thanks for the comments and links, everyone. I was reminded of an experience in Japan by a quote from this page (http://www.ssqq.com/ARCHIVE/vinlin27d.htm) :
>Please keep in mind these climbers
>are not professionals! Most of
>them are Chinese college kids here
>on vacation. They are not
>equipped with any sort of modern
>climbing equipment or even the
>proper shoes.
When I climbed Mt. Kuju in Japan -- a hike that took a couple of hours -- a lot of people there were dressed in ordinary clothes. During our ascent, it was particularly embarrassing to be passed by an older couple. The man was wearing a jacket, slacks and dress shoes, and the woman was wearing flats and a skirt. But they sure could scamper over those rocks! I hope to be even half as fit at that age.
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