Mongolian pilgrimages to Wutaishan

December 2010 Wutaishan, otherwise known as the Mountain of the Five Terraces, is situated in the Chinese province of Shanxi. It is home to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of wisdom for Mahayana Buddhists, and has been attracting Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world for centuries. Since the 13th century, Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists have lived there together. Owing to its proximity to the Great Wall of China and the Mongolian border, Wutaishan and its sacred peaks have fast become a cosmopol..