View from the Life Abadoning Cliff 舍身崖

In the olden days, the Chinese seem to have this habit to throwing themselves off cliffs. Back when I visited Mount Emei in Sichuan province, there was a place which was frequented by these people where they would offer themselves as a sacrifice to the gods. Naturally, this practice has been frowned upon, but this was not the only place which has it. Even Mount Tai has a suicide cliff, known as the Life Abandoning Cliff 舍身崖.
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