Path at the Foot of Feilai Feng 飞来峰
It surely wasn’t easy for the mountain to fly all the way from India to Hangzhou. The mountain actually wasn’t very tall but it was stil a challenge for us to explore, effectively discouraging us from climbing it. The Feilai Feng Grottoes sport numerous Buddhist sculptures dotted all over the mountain. It would probably take a day to completely explore it. The location of the grottoes were excellent though as there was a nice stream at the foot of the mountain. There was a path that follows the stream along the mountain and it brings you to some of the Buddhist scupltures.
Pushing Further Feilai Feng 飞来峰
Most of the Buddhist sculptures were done out of normal reach. However, it is possible for determined people to get up close to the scuptures, though they would do so at their own risk. The people would have to climb rocks of questionable stability to see the sculptures. I did climb on one of them without incident but the others seem to be more risky. It found it surprising to see how accessible these historical relics are as these could have been easily ruined by determined visitors. To my relief, people here are also aware of the significance of these scuptures that no one has tried descrating them.
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