Introduction to Mount Putuo Tourist Attractions

The tourist attractions in Putuo Mountain include the Nanhai Guanyin Statue, Fayu Zen Temple, Huiji Zen Temple, Zizhu Zen Forest, Duobao Pagoda, etc.

1. Standing Statue of Nanhai Guanyin

The standing statue of Nanhai Guanyin on Mount Putuo has a total height of 33 meters, of which the platform base is 13 meters high, the bronze statue is 18 meters high, and the lotus seat is 2 meters and weighs more than 70 tons. It was built by the Copper Processing Factory in Luoyang, Henan Province. It basically adopts the image of Guanyin floating on the sea, which is compassionate, peaceful and solemn. The material of the Big Buddha is precision cast with imitation gold and copper. It is composed of 96 copper wall panels and 6,500 grams of gold is melted into the Buddha's face.

The place where the Guanyin statue stands in the South China Sea is exactly the Shoulongwan pier on the Xinluo Reef where Hui E stayed and refused to go to Guanyin. The Nanhai Guanyin Bronze Statue was built in 1996. Although it did not last long, it has become one of the new landmark buildings in Putuo Mountain and an explicit expression of the Guanyin belief culture.

2. Fayu Zen Temple

Fayu Zen Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty. It is built layer by layer on the mountain and surrounded by towering ancient trees. Fayu Temple, also known as the Hou Temple, was originally named Haichao Temple. In the 38th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, a plaque of Tianhua Fayu was given to it, so it was called Fayu Temple. Among them, the Jiulong Hall is the most splendid. This Buddhist temple was relocated from the Ming Palace in Nanjing. It is a Buddhist temple with the highest architectural specifications in Chinese temples. Inside the hall is the Kowloon caisson, one of the three treasures of Putuo Mountain Scenic Area. It is exquisitely crafted, lifelike, has extremely high artistic value, and is a national cultural relic.

3. Huiji Zen Temple

Huiji Zen Temple is located on Foding Mountain, the highest point of Putuo Mountain Scenic Area, also known as Foding Mountain Temple. The layout of the whole temple is rare in other Zen forests. Behind the Tianwang Hall, the Mahavira Hall, the Dabei Hall, the Sutra Library, the Jade Emperor Hall, the Abbot's Room, etc. are all on a parallel line, which is quite typical of the garden architectural style of eastern Zhejiang. Different from other temples in the Putuo Mountain Scenic Area, the main hall of Huiji Temple is the Mahavira Hall, which enshrines the statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. The Tang Dynasty Guanyin statue enshrined in the Dabei Hall on the right is the oldest Buddhist art in the Putuo Mountain Scenic Area.

The roof of the main hall of Huiji Temple is covered with glazed tiles in sky blue, light green, goose yellow, purple and other colors. It reflects thousands of rainbows in the sun, forming a gorgeous scene of "Buddha's light shining everywhere".

4. Zizhu Zen Forest

Zhulin Temple is located in the south of Baibushan and west of Chaoyin Cave, facing the sparkling Lotus Ocean and facing Luojia Mountain across the sea. The temple is backed by a mountain and faces the sea. It is simple and elegant. The inscription "Building the Purple Bamboo Forest" on its nunnery was inscribed by Kang Youwei, a famous thinker in modern China. The main hall of Zizhulin Nunnery offers a white marble Zizhu Guanyin statue, which can be transformed into various images and inspire various good roots.

5. Duobao Pagoda

Duobao Pagoda, also known as Prince Pagoda, was built in the Yuan Dynasty. The tower is square with 5 floors, 18 meters high, and is made of beautiful Taihu stones. The corners of the Duobao Pagoda are sculpted with statues of the Four Heavenly Kings, along the railings are decorated with relief sculptures of Guanyin’s twenty-four circles, and there are 20 dragon heads around the bottom of the railings. The upper three floors of the pagoda are engraved with ancient Buddha statues on all sides. The overall integration of the architectural style of the Yuan Dynasty and the characteristics of the Guanyin Taoist Temple in Putuo Mountain Scenic Area is In one body, it is a national cultural relic. Among them, the Pagoda Wearing the Bell is one of the twelve scenic spots in Putuo.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Putuo Mountain Scenic Area