Dragon Tiger Mountain

Arrived in Jingdezhen on November 1st to meet up with the students from West Virginia, who have been working here at the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen or almost two months. On Saturday we took an all day trip to Dragon Tiger Mountain. Dragon and Tiger Mountain (Longhu Mountain) is a famous Taoism mountain with a long history. 16 km (about 9.94 miles) south of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, the mountain has been noted as the ‘Residence of Celestials’ and ‘Blest Earthly Abode’ because of its beautiful scenery. As a cradle land of Taoism, Dragon and Tiger Mountain has been regarded as a Holy Land to which many pilgrimages are made every year. Today the religious sit is more a tourist destination then functioning religious center. During the Cultural Revolution (late 60’s early 70’s) most of these temples where all but destroyed, have been since rebuilt or repaired for the tourist industry. It was an amazingly beautiful place, and my favorite part was a bamboo raft ride down the river that ended the day.