Purple

I spent the day hiking around 紫金山 (Zĭjīnshān meaning “Purple-Gold Mountain.”)

Sun Yat-sen is an important figure in the founding of the Republic of China and is considered the “Father of the Nation.”  Apparently he loved the Purple Mountain and, after his death, it was chosen as the site of his mausoleum.  There is an entrance gateway at the base of the hill.And then a fucking Rocky movie to get to the top. Picture taking was not permitted inside.

I walked down and around the mountain to the mausoleum of the first Ming emperor, Hongwu.

The entrance gate seemed Imperial, but modest.It was only deep inside the complex that it started looking like the Ming built a palace atop a temple on the jungle moon of Yavin 4.The steep stairway up the center of the building oozed water, making it look particularly spooky and treacherous.