Travel notes of Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province

Tiantai Mountain is located in the north of Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is a national AAAAA-level tourist area, a national key scenic spot and one of the tourist attractions in Zhejiang Province. The main scenic spots in Tiantai Mountain are kokuseiji, Qiongtai Fairy Valley, Huading National Forest Park and Chicheng Mountain, etc. The scenic spots have a beautiful environment and are suitable for relaxation. When you visit Tiantai Mountain, you can enjoy beautiful scenery, taste delicious food and participate in local folk activities. It is suitable for traveling during holidays. It is recommended to visit for 1-2 days. Tiantai Mountain

kokuseiji, visiting kokuseiji is free. However, we arrived late on the first day, so in the evening, we walked around the mountains along the path near the hotel. The roadside is the most beautiful autumn color, and the rice is harvested in piles and placed in the field. The golden rice fields are lined with mountains behind them, and different levels of green begin to be gradually doped with gold and red, like an endless autumn color map. For thousands of years, kokuseiji has maintained the original way of practice, emphasizing both agriculture and Zen. These mountains and fertile fields are also temples in kokuseiji. The streams are flowing all the way, the fields are also quite interesting, and the trails are pure and Zen, which attracts many photographers to pose here. My heart, which is often in the hustle and bustle of the city, instantly calmed down in this long mountain forest.

the real visit started the next morning with the guidance (explanation) of the landlord in Zen cheongsam in the hotel. Tiantai Mountain is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism. In 575 A.D., the wise master of Sakyamuni in the East was recognized by Buddhism as a hermit in Tiantai Mountain, where twelve Dojo were built. Kokuseiji was built by Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty according to the blueprint drawn by the wise master and the specifications of the royal temple, with a history of more than 1,4 years. Kokuseiji is built on the mountain, a large-scale building complex with more than 6 houses, with four longitudinal axes as the main body. All the way up the hillside to the temple, the scenery is constant. Outside the mountain hall, even the Sui Tower at one end seems to be flush with the line of sight. The flowers here are really blooming, the summer lotus is disabled, the autumn chrysanthemum is in full bloom, and the old Mei Zhuo stood upright thousands of years ago, waiting for the day of proud snow. The fertile land next to kokuseiji belongs to the temple, so the monks here still maintain the most primitive work of drying rice. Even if you don't understand the Buddhist stories and Zen here at all, it won't hinder this clean and beautiful journey at all. Qiongtai Fairy Valley

The trip to Tiantai Mountain was not too tiring. After wandering around kokuseiji in the morning, I went to Qiongtai Fairy Valley in the afternoon. This is a canyon scenic spot with granite landform, with Tongbai Palace, the southern ancestral hall of Taoism, and beautiful landscape scenery. It is the "fairy capital" mentioned in Sun Chuo's "Fu on Visiting Tiantai Mountain" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the mountains in autumn, this kind of beauty really can't be described in one or two sentences. The first half of the journey is not difficult at all. The trail is gentle, along the lake, and the scenery is constant. It's not scary to walk on the hanging trail and wave. It's very interesting to take a picture from a distance. The water is as clear as a mirror, and the slightly red green is reflected in the green lake. The blue sky becomes bluer in the water, and the green hills are naturally greener. Northbound along the stream, the mountain walls on both sides face each other, and the mountains are towering and steep, with colorful peaks and staggered rocks. Follow the two-dimensional code of the signboard of the scenic spot all the way, sweep it yourself, you can listen to a lot of explanations, and you can also try to figure out which one is "Li Bai's poem rock", which one is "fairy party" and which one is "Yuan Gem" along the strange stone. It is strongly recommended that you read several stories of Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea before going to play. There are many related scenic spots in the scenic spot. Walking through Longtan Waterfall, you will reach the "Heaven Road", and this road will go up to the Lingyun plank road with 888 steps. Food in Tiantai Mountain

The most wonderful thing in Tiantai Mountain is food, I think. There are not many restaurants in Tiantai Mountain, but the restaurant in my hotel is very good, and if I eat better, I will have more than 1 per capita. Wax gourd dishes are salty and slightly spicy. Jade radish is the signature of the hotel.

Carved chicken is a rich local chicken with fresh and tender meat, which is slightly drunk with carved yellow wine. Baked brook fish, strung together with bamboo sticks, the skin is crispy, but the innermost meat is extremely tender, and the faint seasoning taste has already soaked the fish, and the fishbone has also been crispy. During the dinner, I sent a small tripod, which was corn paste stewed with seafood and mushroom, and it showed a different freshness in the simple taste. Braised pork with tea flavor, braised pork cooked with tea leaves, is spread on plum blossom stationery, and the tea flavor is blended in the meat flavor. The excess greasy meat has been absorbed by the tea leaves, and every bite has a fragrant original texture. Sweet potato powder is made of sweet potatoes grown by the hotel, which is pure natural, pollution-free and super healthy. Stewed yellow ears with peach blossoms contain lotus seeds, which are slightly sweet and extremely nourishing. On the other side, the land is round, and all kinds of vegetables, mushrooms and dried beans are wrapped in corn flour bags, which are soft and fragrant. Local cakes of various colors are also worth tasting, some are crisp and some are soft and waxy. Accommodation choice

You can stay at Lujiang Tiantai Resort Hotel when you go to Tiantai Mountain, which means "build house is in a human environment, but there are no cars and horses". The location is super good, just in the kokuseiji scenic spot mentioned above, facing Chicheng Mountain. The furnishings in the room are elegant and Zen, but they are not antique and dull. Even in the lamp beside the bed, there is a small snowstorm wrapped in a cloak that returns home at night. Lighting a lamp at night and listening to insects in the mountains are even more quiet. The warmest thing is the welcome fruit on the table. The waiter brought in a lot with a sense of ceremony. The paper fan was thrown away and spread out, which was extremely elegant. The bathroom is also very big, and there is a big bathtub besides the shower, so it is very convenient to take a bath with a kid. I like their Rhodiola toiletries in Bayan Kara very much. Many luxury hotels like to use it. It tastes elegant, and I brought back all the unused ones. There is also a beautiful parent-child room with the theme of Beckon Bear. Towels and toothbrush cups are lovely Beckon Bear.

buffet breakfast: the buffet breakfast in the hotel combines Chinese and western food, and the food is rich. Soymilk (you can also make salty bean curd), bean curd, porridge and side dishes, and instant wonton noodles? Everything is delicious! Pancakes are lightly wrapped with various vegetables, and then sent to the oil for frying. When they are hot, they are served on the table. Wow, that smell is absolutely delicious! Travel guide

The hotels in Tiantai Mountain are just like the scenery here, and the cultural atmosphere is really full. You can sit here quietly for an afternoon, listen to the sound of guzheng, taste the free tea and fruit in the lobby and read a book, which is a perfect leisure holiday. There are outdoor movies in the evening, but I prefer Zen activities to outdoor movies. After dinner, put on the linen clothes prepared in the room, copy the scriptures, and meditate with the teacher. You can also take part in Yijinjing exercise after breakfast the next day, facing the boundless mountains. There is no need to worry about bringing children. There are not only children's activity rooms, small zoos, DIY biscuits, paper-cutting and other activities, but also renting Hanfu. Transportation: From Shanghai to Tiantai Mountain, it takes less than 3 hours by high-speed train to buy Sanmen County. You can book the hotel shuttle service in advance, and it takes about 3-4 minutes from the train station to the hotel.