I went hiking today in the northwest of Beijing with a lovely new acquaintance. He speaks Chinese, and he told me the place we hiked is known as 100 Wishes Mountain. Looking east from one of the small peaks, you could see across to Olympic Forest Park, all the way south towards Beijing West Station, and looking northwest, a range of mountains that rise up dramatically from the intervening flat plain. Here's what it looked like. The wind was furious at the top, as in literally hurricane-force.
I don't know the story behind the name--100 Wishes Mountain--or if it means that you are entitled to make 100 wishes if you go there.
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