Anhui·Jiuhua Mountain | This guide is all you need!!!

In the darkness, there is a predestined fate. Come as fate wills, arrive as the heart desires. There are many guides about Jiuhua Mountain, but reading this one will give you a clear outline of your trip. ⛰️ The most famous aspect of Jiuhua Mountain is its Buddhist culture卍, with numerous temples. This guide will start by getting you well acquainted with them. 2️⃣Itinerary🗺 a. One-day tour Route one: Gion Temple→Baisui Palace→Five Hundred Arhats Hall→Feilai Guanyin Peak→Dongya Zen Temple→Huixiang Pavilion→Wanfo Temple→Tonghui Zen Forest→Zantan Zen Forest→Huacheng Temple→Shangchan Hall→Flesh Body Palace. Route two: Gion Temple→Baisui Palace cable car→Baisui Palace→Flesh Body Palace→Shangchan Temple→Jiuhua Street (2-2.5h in the morning); Zantan Zen Forest→Huacheng Temple→Tonghui Zen Forest (1h in the afternoon). Route three: Dajue Zen Temple→Ancient Sutra Worship Platform→Tiantai Peak→Guanyin Peak Lower Monastery→Tiantai Temple→Phoenix Pine→Minyuan Nunnery Cluster. b. Two-day tour Route one Day1: Huacheng Temple→Shangchan Temple→Flesh Body Palace→Changsheng Hermitage→Baisui Palace→Gion Temple. Day2: Huxingshan Station→Dajue Zen Temple→Ancient Sutra Worship Platform→Tiantai Temple→Cable car down the mountain→Minyuan Nunnery Cluster→Phoenix Pine. Route two Day1: Baisui Palace→Five Hundred Arhats Hall→Dongya Zen Temple→Huixiang Pavilion→Wanfo Pagoda→Jiuhua Street (morning); Huacheng Temple→Shangchan Temple→Flesh Body Palace→Dizang Zen Temple→Zantan Zen Forest→Tonghui Zen Forest→Gion Temple (afternoon). Day2: Huxingshan Station→Ancient Sutra Worship Platform→Tiantai Peak (morning); Huiju Temple→Minyuan Nunnery Cluster→Phoenix Pine (afternoon). 3️⃣Hiking🏃🏻Time (for reference only) 1. Baisui Palace→Flesh Body Palace: about 50 minutes. 2. Walking up to Baisui Palace: about 40 minutes. 3. Walking from the cable car station to Tiantai: about 140 minutes; walking down Tiantai: about 60 minutes. 4. Walking up to the top of Flesh Body Palace: about 40 minutes. 4️⃣Ticket Prices💰 1. Entrance ticket: 140/person 2. Round-trip bus: 50/person 3. Tiantai cable car/Baisui Mountain cable car: 45/single trip, 80/round trip 4. Huatai cable car: 65/single trip, 120/round trip 5️⃣Accommodation🏠 1. On the mountain: Stay in Jiuhua Street, no need to re-enter the mountain, hotels are more expensive than at the foot of the mountain. 2. At the foot of the mountain: Hotels are cheaper, store owners can pick you up at the station, and you need to buy another bus ticket for 50r to re-enter the mountain. 6️⃣Bus Ride🚌 Tourist Center: Boarding point for entering the mountain; Yingxianqiao Station: Boarding point for leaving the mountain. Huxingshan Station: Boarding point from Jiuhua Street to Tiantai; Fenghuang Song Station: Boarding point from Tiantai back to Jiuhua Street. 7️⃣Additional Tips 1. Do not buy water at the foot of the mountain. 2. You can bring a small amount of change. 3. Take the official bus for sightseeing. 4. Bring two bottles of water and some energy-boosting food.