Jiuhua Mountain is located in Chizhou City, Anhui Province. It is a mountainous national scenic spot featuring Buddhist culture and natural and cultural attractions. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China and one of the first batch of 5A-level tourism in the country. Scenic spot, 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, 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 Mountain has a mild climate, moist land, and beautiful ecological environment. Its forest coverage rate reaches more than 90%, with more than 1,460 species of plants and 216 species of rare wild animals. Based on the ecological diversity and integrity, Jiuhua Mountain has distinct seasons and different scenery in the four seasons. In spring, the mountains are full of fragrance and hundreds of birds are singing in harmony; in summer, the beautiful trees are in the shade and the valley breeze is cool; in autumn, the forests are dyed with color, making it unique and interesting; in winter, the beautiful buildings and jade buildings are transcendent and ethereal. The beautiful scenery is different in four seasons, which is breathtaking.
Jiuhua Mountain is famous all over the world for its Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Taoist Temple and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. In 719 AD, Prince Jin Qiaojue of Silla Kingdom (Korea) crossed the sea to Tang Dynasty, Zhuoxi Jiuhua, practiced painstakingly for 75 years, and passed away at the age of 99. Because of his various auspicious appearances during his lifetime and after his death, he resembled Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva recorded in the Buddhist scriptures. The monks respected him as the incarnation of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and Jiuhua Mountain was turned into the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's dojo. Inspired by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's great wish to "save all sentient beings, only then can he realize Bodhi. Until the hell is empty, he will never become a Buddha." Since the Tang Dynasty, the number of temples has increased day by day, monks have gathered, and incense has filled the world. There are 99 existing temples in Jiuhua Mountain, with nearly a thousand monks and nuns and more than 10,000 Buddha statues. For a long time, Buddhist services have been frequent in major temples, with bells ringing in the morning and drums in the evening, Sanskrit music lingering, and an endless stream of believers paying homage to the Buddha. There have been numerous eminent monks in Mount Jiuhua throughout the ages. From the Tang Dynasty to the present, 15 bottles have been naturally formed. Five bottles are now available for viewing. Among them, the body of monk Wuxia in the Ming Dynasty was named "Yingshen Bodhisattva" by Emperor Chongzhen. The body of Master Renyi was discovered in January 1999. It is the only physical body of a bhikshuni in the world. Under the natural conditions of a perennially humid climate, the immortality of the human body has become a mystery in life sciences, attracting widespread social attention and adding a solemn and mysterious color to Jiuhua Mountain.
Jiuhuashan has profound cultural heritage. Since the Jin and Tang Dynasties, literary greats such as Tao Yuanming, Li Bai, Fei Guanqing, Du Mu, Su Dongpo, Wang Anshi, etc. have traveled here and recited one after another of eternal masterpieces. Painting masters such as Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian, Liu Haisu, and Li Keran have splashed their ink and left behind A masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, visited Jiuhua three times and wrote dozens of immortal poems praising Mount Jiuhua, especially the line "The wonder is divided into two parts, the spiritual mountain blooms with Jiuhua", which became the "named chapter" of Mount Jiuhua. There are more than 2,000 cultural relics in Jiuhua Mountain, more than 500 poems and songs by famous people of all ages, and more than 20 academies and study hall ruins, including the Tang Dynasty Beiye Sutra, the Ming Dynasty Tripitaka, the Blood Sutra, the imperial edicts of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, and the ink ink of Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It can be called a rare treasure.
Jiuhuashan’s “food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment” service system is becoming more and more perfect. There are currently 1 4-star hotel, 4 3-star hotels, 3 2-star hotels and various restaurants and hotels with more than 12,000 beds. The scenic area also has first-class aerial ropeways, ground cable cars, environmentally friendly buses and a dazzling array of tourist products, which meet the needs of tourists from different angles.
Jiuhuashan is located between Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Hefei, and Huangshan. With the transportation arteries such as Hefei-Jiuhuashan-Huangshan Expressway, Yanjiang Expressway, Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway, and Yanjiang Railway, it is located one after another. With the intensive preparations for the intersection at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain and the construction of Jiuhua Mountain Airport, the external traffic conditions of Jiuhua Mountain have been fully improved, and tourism in Jiuhua Mountain will become more comfortable and convenient.
In order to further enhance the quality of tourist attractions and strive to build a world-class tourist resort and an international Buddhist temple, Jiuhuashan has accelerated the demolition and renovation of Jiuhua Street District and the development of Kecun New District in recent years. Tourism facilities have been fully improved and the tourism environment has been further optimized. On Jiuhua Mountain, spacious pedestrian streets, renovated leisure squares, ecological parking lots that have been restored to green after demolition, humanized transportation facilities, and star-rated tourist public toilets allow you to experience convenient, comfortable, and fast tourism services. ; At the foot of Jiuhua Mountain, the 99-meter-tall bronze statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the bright tourist service center building, rows of tourist vehicles ready for departure, and row upon row of shops along the street form a vibrant and dynamic tourism scene. The personalization, personification and theme of tourism are fully reflected.
Jiuhuashan Scenic Area warmly welcomes tourists and pilgrims to visit and worship the Buddha. Jiuhuashan people are welcoming guests from all over the world with a civilized, simple, honest and friendly style.