Lion’s Head Mountain Visitor CenteràTengping Trail(30 minutes, changes in altitude: 190 meters, length: 600 meters)àLiouliao Trail ExitàLiouliao Trail(120minutes, changes in altitude: 170 meters, length: 1,920meters)àCising PavilionàShihshan Historical Trail(90minutes, changes in altitude: from H320 to H440 then to H335, length:1,450 meters)àCyuanhua Templeà Shihshan Historical Trail(90minutes, changes in altitude: 300 meters, length: 2,500 meters)

獅山遊客中心à藤坪步道à六寮步道à獅山古道à勸化堂à獅山古道回

Finally, Cising Pavilion appeared in our sight. “Ye~~we had searched for you for long time.” We almost cried with tears. And then following temples built in caves surprise us with marvelous architectures moving us to tears. Lingsia Cave got huge gate decorated strange but delicate carvings. The guarding sculpture is not a pair of lions but piles of stones. Walking inside, we worshiped to the sculptures of immortals placed upon three shrines. On the walls or rocks actually, painting described moral stories. How strong faith did believers have to build a temple in caves?

獅山古道上的寺廟，真的，很神奇！順著山勢嵌進一座座型態各異的廟宇，有像三合院式的，有像來自印度風格，有簡單佛教風格的，當然最壯觀的是勸化堂附近廟宇群。靈霞洞有彩繪門坊，守門非獅是石，洞內供奉觀世音菩薩，有幅奇妙的畫像，特異風格值得一看！

Jyuewang Cave showed its attraction to us through closed door with cliffs in deep blue straps. And Haihuei Temple was similar to traditional quadrangle housing with white base, red roof and exquisite carvings decorated on walls and roofs, from far sightseeing. Gave us reasons to come back next time but must on Sunday.

覺然塔和海會庵週日開放 = =

Shihyan Cave was dedicated to the Buddha so the style of white building with orange roofs in bricks is simple and elegant. Taking off my shoes so did heat outside, I felt peace arising from deep heart in quiet shrine where someone meditated and several golden sculptures of Buddha in different shapes sat to listen to people’s wishes and to teach them the truth of difficult lives. Everything was in quaint style except for sculptures, making me appreciate these sculptures longer than the others easily. That makes differences between the Buddhism and the Taoism. When I took time to soak in the beauty of temple, I found the moist in caves wetted wooden ground, doors, sanity sculptures as well as me. Time to move to Cyuanhua Temple.

元光寺是樸素佛教風格，個人喜愛它簡單大方卻充滿莊嚴氣氛，整個人宛如去除無爬山炙熱，都沈靜舒服了。

Everything in Cyuanhua Temple was colorful and exquisite but covered in dust. Each spot attracted me to appreciate with all our heart. Everything, I believe, is an astonishing art pieces requiring craftsmen to spend years to complete so it deserved awes. Octagon windows were carved with flowers, frogs, human beings, and vases, depicting a moral tales scene alerting people to be generous. Colorful vivid sculptures of lion on beams seemed to jump out in seconds. Stone of dignified dragons on pillars have existed for more than 100 years. Moreover, Gods, immortals and fairies of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism were worshipped at the same temple. Amazing, right? It was just all religions in the world could combine peacefully. How about Christianity and Islamism? In the future, I thought.

仔細觀看勸化堂裝飾雕塑，古代與現代融合，一幅幅彩繪寓言故事或是簷上活潑雕塑還是威嚴的龍柱都讓我驚豔，釋道儒三教合一果然特別。好想多看多看一點，卻因為時間太晚，只好含淚說掰掰，下次一定看夠拍夠，華麗到頭暈的等級呢！