mountain in Anhui, China
Mount Jiuhua[dead link] (九華山 Jiuhua-shan) is a sacred Buddhist mountain located in Anhui Province, China.
UnderstandEdit
Jiuhua Mountain stands at 1342 meters, and is associated with the Dizang Bodhisattva. During the Buddhist golden era in China, more than 200 temples graced the slopes of this mountain. However, only 50 temples remain.
Get inEdit
You can arrive by train to Tongling or Chizhou. There are coach buses directly to Mount Jiuhua.
Get aroundEdit
SeeEdit
- Baisuigong Monastery
- Ganlu Monastery
- Huacheng Monastery
- Zhiyuan Monastery
- Zhuhai - the sea of bamboo outside the village of Minyuan (on the path to Tiantai Peak)