Introduction to Jiuhua Mountain Tour Routes
Route 1
Jiuhua Street → Phoenix Pine (take cable car to Tiantai Peak) → Watch sunrise (6:00 a.m.)
Route 2
Jiuhua Street → Hundred-Year Temple → Julong Temple, Huatian Temple, former site of River-Watching Pavilion → Dragon Pool Nunnery → Sweet Dew Temple → Watch Buddhist rituals in temples at night
Route 3
Zhiyuan Temple → Guangji Temple, Putong Pagoda → Jiuhua Old Street → Huacheng Temple → Sandalwood Forest Temple → Roubao Temple (Flesh Relic Hall) → Minor Tiantai Peak (admire sea of clouds) → Hibiscus Peak → Avatamsaka Temple (view Min Garden bamboo sea and Tiantai peaks) → Incense Pavilion → Hundred-Year Temple (gold-coated flesh body of Monk Wuxia, a distinguished Ming-dynasty monk) → Guanyin Cave → Turtle Rock
Route 4
Jiuhua Street → Incense Pavilion (ancient trail to Tiantai Peak) → Guide Nunnery → Sky-Reaching Bridge, Dragon Return Bridge (view ancient Phoenix Pine) → various nunneries, bamboo sea, Dragon Stream and Avatamsaka Cave → Attend Buddhist ceremonies in the evening
Route 5
Take shuttle bus from Spider Plant Bridge back to Jiuhua Street
Reference Itinerary
Day 1
After purchasing tickets for Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, head straight to Jiuhua Street, the core scenic zone, and check in to accommodation. Visit Huacheng Temple, Roubao Temple, Zhiyuan Temple and Hundred-Year Temple, the most representative temples of Jiuhua Mountain, to fully experience the profound and extensive Buddhist culture. Overnight at Jiuhua Street.
Day 2
After breakfast, admire the iconic ancient Phoenix Pine at the cable transfer station, then take the cable car directly to Ancient Scripture Worship Platform. Tour Tiantai Peak, one of the main summits of Jiuhua Mountain. Standing on the peak, you can overlook the Yangtze River winding like a thin line to the north and Huangshan Mountain stretching like a screen to the south, stirring a magnificent sense of grandeur. Afterwards, descend the mountain and end the trip
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