Lining the stairs leading to the Songshan Ling Yin Si on Xiangshan in western Taipei are a set of idiosyncratic — and to my mind beautifully conceived — depictions of luohan/arhats 羅漢. Walking in the opposite direction to the intended approach, we reached these before we met the algal-camouflaged lion at the entrance, and I […]
松山靈隱寺綠色獅子
One of the temple lions at the entrance to Songshan Ling Yin Si Temple 松山靈隱寺 on Xiangshan 象山 in western Taipei attracted my attention because of how the green algal growth almost camouflaged it against the backdrop of the foliage, and yet at the same time gave it an ethereal glow that set it apart […]