What to do in Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area

Introduction to Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area

Jiuhua Mountain is located in Chizhou City, Anhui Province. It is a mountain-type national scenic spot featuring Buddhist culture and natural and cultural attractions. One of the four famous mountains, the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions, the first batch of national natural and cultural dual heritage sites, and the main scenic spot of Anhui Province’s “Two Mountains and One Lake” (Jiuhua Mountain, Taiping Lake, and Huangshan) tourism development strategy. The scenic area has a planned area of ??120 square kilometers and a protected area of ??174 square kilometers. It is composed of 11 major scenic spots.

Jiuhua Mountain is a magical, beautiful and refined place. It is a masterpiece created by nature and is known as the "Lotus Buddha Country". There are many beautiful peaks and strange rocks in the territory. The nine main peaks are like nine lotus flowers, each with its own charm. The natural sleeping Buddha formed by the continuous mountain peaks has become a model of the organic integration of natural landscape and Buddhist culture. There are clear streams, secluded pools, waterfalls and flowing springs everywhere in the scenic area, forming fresh and natural landscape paintings. There are also natural wonders such as sea of ??clouds, sunrise, rime, and Buddha's light. The scenery is diverse and beautiful, and it is known as the "Beautiful Jiangnan".

Jiuhua Street: Visit the ancient temple to be refined and pure.

When you go to Jiuhua Mountain, you must first go to Jiuhua Street. This is actually a village on the mountain. In addition to temples, there are also shops, schools, hotels, and farmhouses. Visitors can stay here and use it as a starting point to visit scenic spots on the mountain. The Huacheng Temple on Jiuhua Street is the oldest Jin Dynasty temple in Jiuhua Mountain. The temple's buildings are laid out according to the mountain, reflecting the superb architectural design art. To the east, there is a palace built on the cliff, which is the famous "Centenary Palace". On its plaque are written "100-year-old Palace, a temple to protect the country for ten thousand years" written in ten gold characters.

Tips: During the Qingming Festival, Buddhist content and folk customs are also intertwined. During the Qingming Festival, folk believers go up to the mountains and temples to perform a series of Buddhist prayer activities such as offering incense to the mountains, worshiping Buddha, and releasing animals for salvation. . When you see a monk or nun in a temple, you should put your hands together and salute. The ritual utensils, incense table candles, offerings, etc. in the sutra hall must not be tampered with at will. In addition, monks are taboo against others asking about his or her life experience and reasons for becoming a monk, and such "sensitive" questions should not be raised to them at will.

Tiantai Peak, the scenic spot on the rooftop is like a fairyland

The scenic spot of Jiuhua is on the rooftop. Tiantai Peak is the main peak of Jiuhua Mountain, with an altitude of more than 1,300 meters. It is about 15 miles from Tiantai Peak on Jiuhua Street on the mountain road, passing many scenic spots along the way. When you climb to the top of Tiantai Peak, you can see the sky and the earth as one, and the clear mountain breeze brings waves of pine waves. Most of the surrounding rocks are dark black and have strange shapes. There is a huge rock with the words "not human" carved on it. At this moment, people really feel like they are in the Penglai fairyland.

Tip: Watch the sunrise on Tiantai Peak. It is said that the scenery is no less than the magnificent sunrise on Mount Tai, so the "Tiantai Dawn" is a landscape that tourists cannot miss.

The strange peaks, strange rocks and uncanny workmanship of the Ten Kings Peak

Jiuhua Mountain does not only have 9 peaks. In fact, there are 99 peaks, but among them Tiantai, Ten Kings, Lianhua and Tianzhu Peak 9 is the most majestic.

Shiwang Peak, the highest peak in Jiuhua Mountain, is 1,342 meters above sea level, followed by Qixian Peak (1,337 meters) and Tiantai Peak (1,306 meters). There are more than 30 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level. The sea of ??clouds is billowing and the weather is diverse. There are many dangerous peaks with cliffs and strange rocks. Tourists often name them after the shape of the peaks, such as the "Dapeng Listening Stone" in the west of Tiantai Peak. It is said that Dapeng listened to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's chanting and was transformed into a stone. The Guanyin Stone on Guanyin Peak looks like the Guanyin Bodhisattva trying to walk in the wind. There is a "Muyu Stone" in the west of Shiwang Peak, a "Stone Buddha" in Bowling Peak, an "Arhat Sunbathing His Anal Skin" in Zhonglianhua Peak, and a "Monkey Worshiping Guanyin" in South Candle Peak, etc., all of which are lifelike.

Tips: The scenery is beautiful, but because there are many waterfalls, the mountain roads and forest paths are slippery. Visitors should pay attention to looking down at the road while looking up to see the scenery.

Jiuhuashan Practical Information

Vegetarian: Jiuhuashan’s vegetarian raw materials are taken from bamboo shoots, lilies, polygonatum, rock fungus, day lily, ground spinach, malantou, Mountain delicacies such as bean sprouts and bracken are mixed with tofu, frozen powder, gluten, vegetable oil, etc., or stir-fried, stewed, baked, etc., and can be made into more than 100 varieties.

Shopping: Jiuhua Bingjiang is carefully made. The ginger slices are white in color and have no residue when eaten. It has the effects of removing dampness and cold, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, appetizing and digesting, and restoring yang and unblocking the meridians.