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Is Jiuhua Street within the Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area in Anhui?

Yes.

Jiuhua Street is the core scenic spot of Jiuhua Mountain and a gathering place for pilgrims and tourists. Jiuhua Street is a basin in the mountains with an average altitude of about 640 meters. It is surrounded by green peaks and surrounded by mountains like a city. Covering an area of ??about 4 square kilometers, there are many old streets, shops and temples, where monks and laymen gather together, and both agriculture and Zen are emphasized. It is a gathering place for the cultural landscape of Mount Jiuhua.

The development of Jiuhua Street has a long history. As early as the Long'an period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 401), Bei Du, a famous monk from Tianzhu, founded a thatched nunnery at the foot of Furong Ridge, pioneering Buddhist activities in Jiuhua Mountain.

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The development history of Jiuhua Street

During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Silla monk Jin Qiaojue came to Jiuhua, and the local gentry Zhuge Jie and others Someone built a temple for him at the foot of Huxing Mountain, which was named "Huacheng Temple" by the court. This was the founding ancestral temple of Jiuhua Mountain. After Jin Qiaojue passed away, he was supposed to transform into Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Monks and laymen built a "body palace" on Shenguang Ridge, which became a must-visit place for Buddhist believers to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Youhua There are many scenic spots such as City Temple, Free Life Pond, Wuxia Flesh Body, Ciming Flesh Body, Jiyuan Temple, Zhan Tan Forest, Centennial Palace, Dongya Zen Temple, Huixiang Pavilion, Flesh Body Hall, etc.

Now Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area is planned according to the 5A-level scenic spot. A large number of unreasonable buildings on the old Jiuhua Street have been demolished, and all the management departments of the scenic area have been moved to Jiuhua New District at the foot of the mountain, which is called Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area. Lay the foundation for further development.

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