On September 7, as the Mid-Autumn Festival drew near, AJET organized a team-building hike up Jingshan Mountain for the DQA and Engineering teams. Senior colleagues led new staff and newly recruited university graduates to trek up the mountain. The group gathered at Jingshan Wanshou Temple to pray together for smooth progress in all undertakings.

After lunch on the day, colleagues from Hangzhou and Haiyan set off separately and met at the entrance of the ancient Jingshan Trail to begin their hike. Winding and rugged, the trail is lined with towering ancient trees and swaying green bamboo. Along the way, colleagues cheered each other on and supported one another as they advanced. After roughly forty minutes, the group safely arrived at Jingshan Wanshou Temple, a time-honored shrine with a history of more than 1,200 years. The stunning mountain-top scenery refreshed everyone, and the mountain breeze swept away all weariness from the climb.

The party then entered the historic Jingshan Wanshou Temple. Guided and given a detailed introduction by temple practitioners, the team gained initial insight into the temple’s long history. By watching the temple’s promotional video, they further learned that the magnificent complex visible today went through a lengthy and arduous reconstruction process. Everyone expressed deep admiration for the selfless dedication of local Party and government leaders, inheritors and guardians of Buddhist culture. The company also invited Master Fachuang, person in charge of the library in the Tripitaka Pavilion, to lead a tour of the library. He briefed the group on ongoing cultural relics preservation work, and especially shared the historical connection between AJET and Jingshan Temple.