The Sacred Site for Asceticism

Qingpu is a famous sacred mountain in Tibet, where countless monks have practiced for thousands of years. In 1989, Wen Pulin and Duan Jinchuan followed several monks up the mountain and took video of them. After three years, we revisited the same trail and got a little closer to understanding their lives. As an in-depth dialogue with down to earth rural people, the film seems to understand Buddhism as a philosophy, but also a personal choice of lifestyle, a transcendence of the chaotic life.