Scenic-spot entrance

An entrance gets one chance: people must be held before they ever reach the mountain. The pinwheel tower waves from across the plaza, the heart gate at the cliff edge hands the first photograph to the gorge itself, and two white domes past the ticket line let a tired party put their bags down before the walk begins.

The set

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  Landmark

  Pinwheel tower

  One tower where the wind comes up the valley: you see it turning from far off, and you look up at it from below.

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  Mid-route

  Heart gate over the gorge

  On the cliff-edge deck, so the gorge itself fills the heart; the bench inside is for sitting while someone takes the photo.

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  Up close

  White shade tents

  Two, set at different angles in the shade past the ticket line, rattan sofas facing each other for the first rest of the day.

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