Above the Sea of Clouds at Laojun Mountain

Laojun Mountain in Luoyang often rises above a rolling sea of clouds. Its steep ridges and layered peaks are traced by walkways that stretch into the mist. As clouds surge and drift, the world seems reduced to sky meeting stone. When sunlight breaks through, golden halls and mountain forms emerge and fade in shifting light. Walking here, with deep valleys beneath and open heavens ahead, one feels both awe and release, as worldly thoughts dissolve into the clouds.