Mt. Wutai(Five Terrace Mountain) is one of Buddhism's four sacred mountains .and is dedicated to the Bodhisattva of Wisdom Manjusri (Wen shu). It is located about 200 km (77 miles) north of Taiyuan in mountainous county. The name refers to the flat tops of the five principal peaks.

About 70 temples remain in the region，many in the monastic village of Taihuai nestled in the center of the five peaks，and others farther afield in the mountains.The Tayuan Si(Temple of the Pagodas) was built in Tibetan style in the Ming period， with a 50-meter high bulbous，whitewashed dome characteristic of the style.Behind the pagoda is a two story Ming-period library，which contains an older revolving sutra-case，holding rare religious texts. The nearby Xiantong Si(Temple of the Manifestations) is one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in the world. Its foundation dates back to the early years of Buddhism in China in the 1 st century AD，though most of the present complex is Ming or Qing in date.