Thomas Fuller once said that, “All things are difficult before they are easy”; well, he’s right. Right before you concluded things to be easy, they are once hard to think, take and do. This maxim applies to our life- the way of our living and the way how we live.
Looking for an instance? Traveling. It’s quite funny to think of but when you want to go in such different place, you have to endure the weather (most especially the heat), your fears and the disgusting pain of transportation.
Specifically, that’s what you’ll experience if you dare travel to China just to see this beautiful tea house in Mt. Hua Shan.
Well, if you think you can just go there without any hardship, you’re dead wrong. You HAVE to take several stages to be there and the first one is this gigantic set of stone stairs known as the “Heavenly Stairs” that is so high for you to see the endpoint.
While you’re taking your safe walks, you can see little villages and houses around you..
After the long hours of walking, here is the exciting Gondola ride that will take you to the southern peak that will take you to the unexpected place..
Now, you’re at the world’s most deadliest trail- the Hua Shan plank path which leads to the peak of Hua Shan mountain.
This is not for people with acrophobia (fear of heights) because the only things that you can grasp are the chains and carabiners which were padlocked to metal stakes and hammered to the mountain rocks.
And when someone from the opposite direction will pass (OH, MY), you need to get back to the nearest landing.
These flags are marks to know which path you’re on as there are different paths lead to different landing areas.
And here, your life is at real danger. The mountain is beginning to become stiff pointing directly to the peak.
The final assault to the peak will be the toe holes, climbing facing the mountain.
After the breathtaking 90-degree wall climb, trail is more relax at this time as we are approaching the peak.
Finally at the top! This peak has the southern temple which was now a tea house.
Now, you can enjoy drinking tea at this tea house in one of 5 old Taoist temples situated on each of the 5 peaks of the mountain. This tea house of Mt. Hua Shan is located on the southern peak and is 7,087 Mt. Huashan is 2,160 meters (7,087 feet) from the ground.