Today we went to the monastery. It was pretty cool. At first I was bummed that it was raining, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is a huge tourist attraction in Xiamen, apparently it is the most touristed monastery in China. I had no idea! I can see why though, it was impeccably preserved. There were so many people there worshipping statues and giving money. At one point I saw the monks going around and stuffing all the money that was collected into sacks. I should have taken a picture but I was too shy. Another interesting non-captured moment was when people were throwing coins onto the rock for good luck. I tried my luck but it kept rolling off, then someone stole my coin, so I took it as a sign and gave up.
That is a swarm of catfish! They were the biggest catfish I have ever seen.
Tucked away in the cave were hundreds, maybe thousands of statues. I couldn't actually see them until the flash went off. Sam said he thinks they are from people who wanted to get a new idol, but didn't want to throw the old ones away, so they bring them here.
No need to use caution. These sticks/twigs are preventing the huge boulders from falling on you.
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i can't go :(
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