The location of Shuiyue Temple is indeed somewhat secretive.
Although it's at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, it's far removed from the official road, surrounded by towering bamboo forests, and hard to find without guidance.
This is normal.
After all, this is a nunnery, where all the practitioners are women, and they don't require incense offerings from the common folk, seeking solitude instead.
In the winter season, the snow just cleared.
The temple roof is covered with white snow, with crystalline icicles hanging from the eaves.
Among the bamboo grove, the branches droop, the snow weighing down the bamboo leaves; occasionally, a gentle breeze sweeps through, causing snowflakes to drift down.
The path is covered in snow, with only a few shallow footprints leading to the secluded temple gate.
Inside Shuiyue Temple, the courtyard snow remains unmelted, all a vast whiteness, with a few wintersweets standing proudly in the snow, heightening the sense of tranquility.
