Relax at a Taoist Refuge

A performance at the Wuyang theater, featuring young actors and actresses from China, Japan and South Korea. [Photo provided to China Daily]

A Taoist museum showcases the history of Taoism over the past 5,000 years. The wall paintings and sculptures carved out of wooden boards hanging on the wall are very delicate.

Walking through Maoshan mountain area, which forms part of the resort, is like being in a picture.

Hotels and inns with gray tiles, white walls and wooden pillars line both sides of the main roads. They are typical of the architecture south of the Yangtze River. There are also waterfalls on the small stone mountains, on top of which, lie gorgeous pavilions.

Visitor numbers peak during the summer vacations when families comprising three to five members visit, says Yang Cuidi, an employee of Xiangyun hotel at the resort.

"We were fully booked during that time," says Yang.

Interactive programs are also offered to spice up the experience at the hotel.

They include dumpling-making, painting, pottery, tea performances, calligraphy, music classes and vegetable planting.

We opt for a night mime at the Wuyang theater. The show is about a young student learning Taoism and kung fu.

The show, which began at 8 pm, lasts for an hour.

Guests living at the resort have free access to the show, which integrates Taoism and hip-pop elements and features young actors and actresses from China, Japan and South Korea.

The stage effects and the actors' kung fu skills and synchronization with the music bring the house down.