The "church" in the valley --Mabian Visitor Center

The Mabian Visitor Center is located halfway up one of the valleys. Surrounded by mountains and a sea of clouds, the Visitor Center stands in the valley like a church that has existed for thousands of years, providing a carefully designed pilgrimage to nature for each visitor. The building climbs up the slope of the mountain, naturally breaking apart to form three geometric structures, as if they were red sandstone rocks leaking out of the mountain and stacking upwards in turn. The lowest block of red sandstone, floating on a hillside with a huge opening towards the distant valley, is the entrance to the visitor center. Follow a ramp up to the first terrace and after a twist, you will enter the reception hall of the visitor center. Looking back at the entrance, you can see a 20m long horizontal hole framing the distant mountains for the first time, quiet and mysterious. Continuing upward to the second terrace space, you can a darker space with several barred skylights and horizontal barred windows on the facade that introduce natural light and exterior views, creating a communicative space with a characteristic sense. As you continue walking upward from the second terrace space, you can see a towering stair in front of you after a twist. As you move upward, the distant mountains and the sky are reduced to a magnificent picture by the huge cave on the facade. It is not until you walk out of the roof of the third building and stand on the highest observation deck that the mountains and valleys, and the sea of clouds that fill the entire valley, are fully visible in front of you. Following the folding stair through the roof, walking down on the roof is like walking on the clouds. The whole body is in the embrace of the surrounding mountains, and blends into nature. A pilgrimage to nature is completed.