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LastautumnwetookatriptoQianshanbybus.Itisaboutthirtymilesfromthecity.Weplannedtoputupinahotelthereinordertowatchthesunrisethenextmorning.
Assoonaswegotthere,webegantoclimbupthemountains.Howgreatthesightis!Wefeltasifwehadenteredamotherworldfullofbeauty,peaeefulnessandloveliness.Therearehundredsofmountains,oneafteranother.therearemagnificentcliffs,oneaboveanother.Weclimbedupvigorouslyandbreathedthefreshairgreedily.Asthesunwasgoingdown,wedescendedtoalittlehotelatthefootofthehill,wherewehadabigdinner,andthenwenttobedearlysoastoregaintheenergyiortheexpeditionnextmorning.
Beforedaybreak,wereachedthepeakofthehighestmountainafterahardgropingandclimbinginthedark.Unawareofthecoldwind,westoodmotionlessly,withoureyesfixingatthehrendoftheeast.Suddenlythinravsofredhuespreadacrossthesky.Astherednessdeepened,somemysteriouscloudsmovedacrossthcsky,dividingheavenfromtheearth.Justatthismoment,upfromthebrighteningfareastrosethesun.Itwassoredandyetsotenderthatwecouldgazeatitwithnakedeyes.andaslightapplausefromus.theamazedspectators,rangthroughthepeak.Up,upitrose,addingtoitselfstrengthandgloryateverystep.Itdazzledwithvigour,drivingawaydarkness,cold,andmiseryfromtheearth,andbringlight,warmth,andhappinesstomen.
Wewerepletelyamazedatthewonderandthegreatnessofnature.Wejumpedandshoutedlikeinnocentchildrenandwebathedinthefirstraysofthesunwiththepeaktillitwastimeforourreturn.