Religious Tourism

American filmmaker Edward A. Burger takes us on his unforgettable journey into the hidden lives of China’s forgotten Zen Buddhist hermit tradition. Amongst White Clouds is a look at the lives of zealot students, gaunt ascetics and wise masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China’s Zhongnan Mountain range.

The film’s goal was simple. To seek insights from these people, to observe their practices, and to try to answer this question, as particularly asked by the filmmaker Edward Burger; “What wisdom is there in solitude?”

AMONGST WHITE CLOUDS
Directed by Edward A. Burger, 2007

Original music by Edward A. Burger

Mount Sanqing in China. Photo Rutweek Lucky