World Cultural Landscape Heritage: Mount Wutai (13)

Horse Trade Fair

The Horse Trade Fair would be held in June every year, and during this period, large-scale Buddhist activities, folk literary and artistic activities, and a horse and livestock trade fair would were held. The content of the activities are rich, including monks from different regions arranging Taoist rites and chanting in Taihuai County, filling Mount Wutai full of mystical religious color. Visitors can not only visit the temple complex on Mount Wutai, but can also appreciate local folk customs. Mount Wutai, which is one of the four famous Buddhist Mountains in China, has a flourishing morning assembly that began in ancient times. With the development of society, the morning assembly gradually changed and formed the Mount Wutai International Tourist Month, which offers an extensive platform for displaying the precious cultural relics in Mount Wutai.

Mount Wutai Buddhist Cultural Festival

Time: August 21 — September 21; Place: Mount Wutai in Xinzhou; Content: Mount Wutai is the Taoist rites of Manjusri, and attracts a large number of visitors and is surrounded by Buddhist sounds all year round. Furthermore, it has a dense religious ambience. Mount Wutai holds a large-scale tourist festival every year in August called the Mount Wutai Buddhist Cultural Festival. Many visitors and monks go there and hold Buddhist activities, and during the festival, large Buddhist and folk cultural and artistic activities will also be held.