If anyone has noticed the attenuation of Buddhist elements on the Mount Wutai pilgrimage routes during the summer of 2025—as millions of sojourning and backpacking tourists, primarily young people seeking to prove themselves through bodily practices, flocked to the area—then they would undoubtedly reconfirm this phenomenon even more starkly in the winter. As in the previous year, the Mount Wutai Scenic Area and other local authorities issued an announcement announcing the official lockdown of the pilgrimage trail and other wilderness areas within the Mount Wutai Scenic Area starting from November 2025. Read more