Where is Mount Putuo? Map of Putuo Mountain Scenic Area

Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Wutai in Jiangxi and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui are also known as the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. They are all well worth visiting. The following small series will introduce you to Putuo Mountain. Come and have a look.

Where is Mount Putuo?

Mount Putuo is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, and is known as the "Buddhist Kingdom at Sea and the Holy Land of the South China Sea".

Putuo Mountain is located in the southern edge of Hangzhou Bay and Zhoushan Archipelago (there are more than 1390 islands in the eastern sea), which is a small island in Zhoushan Archipelago in the East China Sea and belongs to Putuo District of Zhoushan City.

Mount Putuo is 6.5 kilometers southwest of shenjiamen Fishing Port, 2.5 kilometers south of Zhujiajian Island Island and 5.3 kilometers east of Luojia. Mount Putuo is long and narrow from north to south, and the whole is rhombic. Foding Mountain in the middle is the highest, extending in all directions. Chashan in the west, Fulongshan in the north, Qinggulei Mountain in the east, Jinping Mountain, Liantaishan Mountain and Baihua Mountain in the southeast and Meicen Mountain in the southwest.

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The whole Putuo Mountain is divided into nine scenic spots, from north to south: Baotuo Lecture Temple Scenic Spot, Foding Mountain Scenic Spot, Fanyin Cave Scenic Spot, Fayu Temple Scenic Spot, Xitian Scenic Spot, Fosaiji Scenic Spot, Nantianmen Scenic Spot, Zizhulin Scenic Spot and Luojia Mountain Scenic Spot. Each scenic spot has its own scenic spots, which are scattered, mainly concentrated in the south and east of the island.

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