Summit

To-day I am in Tai'an at the foot of Tai Shan, holiest of China's five sacred Taoist Mountains. This is staging camp. The Austrian I met in Qufu said the climb was the "summit" of his six trips to China. What would he know, he's from Vienna where all there is of note is coffee and chocolate cake? To-morrow around this time with any luck I shall be looking down from 5,000 feet up. Some people make the ascent at night to see the sun rise. Should I dare?