Some climb for faith, others for the views. This Chinese sacred mountain draws them all
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Visitors walk near a temple in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A Taoist priest walks with a bag of buns over his shoulder near the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Red cards written with wishes are tied to a fence near the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A visitor sits near wishes written on red cards near the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Shu Chenghai, director of social education at Wudang Museum points towards where twelve beams are mortised and interlocked at varying angles the Wuyun Tower in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A visitor places a coin on the doors of the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Visitors pray at the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Visitors line up to pray at the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Cai Hongping speaks to a reporter as she visits the Wudang Museum in central China's Hubei Province on Sept, 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
Visitors touch a crane statue near the Golden Hall in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
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Visitors walk near a temple in Wudang Mountains in central China's Hubei Province on Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
