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Taizi Po: the Prince Temple   (Wudang Shan)
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About 5 kilometers in from the Wudang Shan World Heritage Site gates is the Prince Temple bus interchange station where you can pick up buses going to other areas in Wudang Shan including Xiao Yao Gu (the Carefree Valley), Eight Immortals Temple and the Golden Top Cable Car Station by the Jade Terrace Temple.

Situated about 100 meters back in the forest, Taizi Po is a nice place to spend an hour or two wandering around in the temple's gently sinuous, aesthically pleasing corridors whose fuchsia-colored walls seem to glow in contrast to teal roof tiles. 

You'll come across a statue of the Black Dragon God in the threshold between the main inner courtyard and the rear courtyard. Proceed to the left to come to the Five-Storey Tower, which has just one story, but is a great place to get free samples of some really nice teas. 

Among the teas you can sample are gua mei cha, hong cha, pu er cha, ren sen cha, lu cha, and dao cha. Dao cha is an oolong tea/ginseng combo that comes in little nibblets shaped not unlike dry catfood, but bears an almost fruity, lightly sweet flavor and peps you up with a little ginseng kick besides. Gua mei cha is rose tea, hong cha black tea, pu er cha a laxative tea, while ren sen and lu cha are both green teas.

They'll try and get you to buy these, as well as the various traditional Chinese scroll art, tea pots and wood sculptures, but you can get them all cheaper in Wudang Shan City.
 

 
Admission:Free  Hours:8:30-6:30  How to get there:
From Wudang Shan's main gates simply ask if the bus is going to Taizi Po (Hui qu Taizi Po ma?), you'll know you're there when you get to the bus interchange. Facing the shops, take the trail head starting at the bridge on the left. 
 
 
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