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Mountain Jiuhua
Must Sees Mountain Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) Mountain Jiuhua Tunxi Ancient Street Tangyue Memorial Archway Group Xidi Village Hongcun Village Nanping Village Optional Attractions Memorial Arches in Shexian County Ancient Residence in Shexian County Tangmo Village Qiankou Residence Baolun Hall in Chengkan Village Lake Taiping Mt. Qiyun Mt. Jiuhua covers an area of 100 square kilometers southwest of Qingyang County, Anhui Province, not far from Mt. Huangshan. It boasts 99 peaks and 18 scenic spots in its area. With its marvelous landscape and pleasant climate, Mt. Jiuhua is considered one of the best summer resorts in China. In addition, it is also a holy site where Buddhists assemble as one of the four sacred Buddhist shrines. According to historical legends, Buddhism was first introduced to Mt. Jiuhua in the year 401. In 719, a Korean monk named Jin Qiaojue arrived and practiced Buddhism here for 75 years. After his nirvana in 794, Jin Qiaojue was respected as the Earth Buddha by the locals, hence Mt. Jiuhua became the place where religious rituals were held to worship the God of Earth. It has always been a place that attracts men of letters throughout the ages. The story goes that Li Bai (701-762), the famous poet of Tang Dynasty, once came to visit the mountain. The verse slipped out when he was intoxicated with the scene of lotus blooms-like peaks of Mt. Jiuhua, "From the azure skies above descends a jade-like flow, and nine fascinating lotuses rise out of the hills below". Later, poet Liu Yuxi (772-784) in Tang Dynasty, litterateur Wang Anshi (1021-1086) in North Song Dynasty and many other scholars, politicians and monks also made the journey to the mountain. The temples on Mt. Jiuhua are famous of the exquisite architecture and grand structure. Now there are more than 90 temples in existence, most of them restored in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Among the most well known are the Incarnation Hall, Huacheng Temple, Zhiyuan Temple, Zhantanlin Temple, Longevity Hall, Ganlu Temple and Tiantai Zhending Temple. Precious sutras and other cultural relics in the temples are displayed in the Historical Relics Museum of the Jiuhua Mountain. The most valuable are the Buddhist canonical literature left from the Tang Dynasty, the Tripitaka left from the Ming Dynasty, and Emperor Kang Xi and Emperor Qianlong's handwritings left from the Qing Dynasty.

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