Shaolin - Dengfung

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It was such a good feeling to have a break and to be miles away from the 24/7 non-stop hectic production. What better still is that we are heading to one of the top travel destinations in China. I am absolutely thrilled.

The purpose of this trip is to bring four intellectually disabled children to the martial arts school and practice one of the acts at the opening ceremony. Boarding on a 1:40pm flight yesterday, we left Shanghai and headed for Henan Province to visit the birthplace of all Martial Arts--Shaolin Temple at Songshan. Our plane landed at Zhen Zhou and from there we travelled to Deng Fung city right below Songshan.

Dengfung is a simply structured city with small houses lined on both sides of the city roads. They are long, broad and straight, forming a grid-like network. They climb upwards and stretch all the way to the Songshan ranges yonder. The mountains sit quietly and subtly in the background in every direction and are veiled from a layer of mist most of the time, creating a magnificent scenery out of Chinese paintings. The sight reminds me of Jasper in Canada and Four Ladies Mountains in Szechuan, yet the scene here looks more graceful and more classic.

It is a total bliss to be surrounded by the mother nature. It feels spiritually soothing and peaceful. If only I could stay longer.