I visited Putuo Mountain more than 30 years ago. The beautiful scenery on the island, the Baibusha beach, the secluded rocks Chaoyin Cave . Fanyin Cave, the ancient temples and the beautiful scenery of the Haitian Buddha Kingdom I can still remember it all these years, and I have always wanted to take the old woman to see it. I can also go to Baibu Sand Bathing Beach for a swim.
html I checked the weather forecast after dinner on June 23. It will be sunny tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in Changzhou, Ningbo, and Putuo Mountain, and the temperature will not be high, making it suitable for traveling. It will start to rain in Jiangnan on the 26th, so I quickly book tickets online and leave early for Ningbo on the 24th, trying to finish the trip to Mount Putuo in two days.There are 17 direct trains from Changzhou Station to Ningbo every day, but there are only a few high-speed trains that can reach Ningbo in the morning. Go to 12306 and check the second-class trains that can reach Ningbo at noon on the 24th. There are no second-class seats. There are no seats. Now is not a tourist trip. During the peak season, tickets are so tight. A ticket worth 220 yuan is not worth spending several hours in the station.
suddenly remembered that there is a high-speed rail station in Yixing , which is a county-level station on the Ningbo-Hangzhou high-speed rail line. There should be a direct high-speed rail to Ningbo. The last check on 12306: D2195 Yixing to Ningbo has tickets available, Yixing station will open at 10:31 tomorrow , arrive in Ningbo at 12:15, and you can go to Putuo Mountain in the afternoon. You can buy 2 tickets immediately, and the second-class ticket price is only 101 yuan.
The train from Changzhou Station to Ningbo must go east along the Shanghai-Nanjing Line. After arriving in Shanghai, it goes south to Ningbo. The line is the same and takes 3 hours and 44 minutes. The ticket is 171 yuan. The ticket is very tight. You cannot buy a seat within 3 days. The second-class high-speed rail ticket costs 220 yuan. If you buy a ticket for the second day, there will be no seats.
The train from Yixing Station to Ningbo goes straight to the southeast along the Ningbo-Hangzhou High-speed Railway. The train also takes only 1 hour and 44 minutes, and the fare is 101 yuan. Adding the Changzhou bus to Yixing for 18 yuan, the total price is 119 yuan. Each person saves a lot of money. One hundred dollars.
24 At 8 o'clock on the 24th, the two took a bus directly to Yixing Bus Station at Changzhou Wujin Bus Station. They arrived at Yixing Bus Station in an hour. There was a direct bus to the high-speed railway station without leaving the station. They arrived at Yixing High-speed Railway Station at 9:40 in the morning. I picked up the ticket from the self-service ticket machine and entered the station to wait for the train.
This train only stops at Huzhou , Hangzhou, Shaoxing . It arrives at Ningbo Station on time at 12:15. The exit is Ningbo South Bus Station . I bought a combined train and boat ticket to Putuo Mountain at 1 o'clock. , 105 yuan per person. There was enough time, so I had lunch at the restaurant in the station ticket hall, which saved me time for eating.
Although it is not yet the peak tourist season, the luxury buses to Putuo Mountain are still full. Not far from the station, you can turn from the Airport Road Elevated to the Ningbo-Zhou Expressway. The Ningbo-Zhou Expressway is composed of cross-sea bridges connecting the islands and the mainland, including the coastline to the first sea The cross-sea bridge on the island is more than ten kilometers long. Under the blue sky and white clouds, you can see the green peaks of the island on the opposite side. The sea is as calm as a lake. The Jintang cross-sea bridge is like a long dragon winding in the sea. Ships are passing through the main channel below. , before arriving at Putuo Mountain, the beautiful scenery on the road is already intoxicating.
html Arrive at Zhujiajian Passenger Terminal at 03 o'clock and board the boat with the combined ticket. The distance is only 2 kilometers. The ferry will reach the scenic spot in more than ten minutes. The disembarkation port is the ticket hall of the scenic spot.The peak season ticket for adults in Putuo Mountain Scenic Area is 160 yuan, with a discount price of 80 yuan for those aged 60 and over, and free admission for those aged 70. The two of us only spent 80 yuan. Looking at the price list in the ticket office, we felt good about ourselves. During the three major incense fairs in Mount Putuo from the first to fifth day of the first lunar month, from May 1st to 3rd, and from October 1st to 5th every year, the entrance fee to the mountain will rise to 200 yuan. There are only two months in the off-season, January and February each year, and tickets are 140 yuan per person.
As soon as tourists come to the island, locals will introduce their hotels. An old lady in her 60s took us to her family hotel, which is a converted ordinary suite room. The room is not big, but it is newly renovated. , the bedding and bathroom are very clean, the air conditioner and TV work well, and the room rate of 120 yuan is acceptable. It was a little after 4 o'clock after I checked into the hotel, so I quickly went out for a walk.
The door of the hotel is the road leading to the Xishan Scenic Area. Along the mountain road, there are Ergui Tingfa Stone and Pantuo Stone, the three most amazing stones of Putuo Mountain.
The Two Turtles Listening to the Dharma Stone is a vivid portrait of two turtles lying on the rock. The upper turtle is looking back with its neck, while the lower turtle is striving upward with its head held high. Legend has it that Guanyin Bodhisattva was preaching here. The Dragon King of the East China Sea sent two tortoises to listen to the sutra. Unexpectedly, they became fascinated and refused to return to the Dragon Palace.When the Dragon King found out, he was very angry and turned them into stones.
pantuo stone. It is made up of two stacked boulders. The upper stone is nearly 3 meters high, 7 meters wide and weighs about 400 tons. The circumference of the lower stone is more than 20 meters, which supports the upper stone. The Shangtuo Stone is crumbling, but it rests steadily on the lower rock. This is by no means man-made. In ancient times, who had the ability to place more than 400 tons of boulders on the island. I came here more than 30 years ago Look, it's like this. The three characters for Pan Tuo Stone were written by Qi Jiguang 's favorite general Hou Jigao. The character for Pan is a little less and the character for stone is a little more. Two of the three words are wrong. I don’t know what the allusion is.
The mountain is not high. It took half an hour to reach the top of the mountain. The temperature was 30 degrees and I didn’t sweat. There are Yuantong Nunnery, Meifu Nunnery, and dozens of temples on Mount Putuo all dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva. The nunneries are not big. When you enter the nunnery, there is the Guanyin Hall in front of it.
Looking from the mountain to the sea, a large area of new residential buildings on the seaside forms a scene of its own. The people on the island are blessed, with the sea in front of their door and the mountains behind their buildings, living in a fairyland on earth.
Going down the mountain, we passed the Heart-Character Stone . The Heart-Character Stone is flat and smooth, with the word "heart" 5 meters high and 7 meters wide engraved on it. Such huge stone carvings with words are rare in the country. I asked someone to take a photo of the two of us, but I didn't take a complete picture of the word "心".
At the foot of the mountain is the largest temple Puji Temple among the three major temples in Mount Putuo. Puji Temple is the Buddhist activity center of Mount Putuo. Puji Zen Temple was built in the Song Dynasty, and the last Dayuantong Hall is still dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
It is already 5:30 in the afternoon. There are no tourists in general tourist attractions. However, the front of Da Yuantong Hall is now overcrowded. Devoted men and women from all over the country and pilgrims from all walks of life are crowded inside and outside the hall, kowtow and burn incense. There are cigarettes inside and outside the hall, and the photo effect is not good. .
There is a pagoda in the southeast corner of Puji Temple. It is a real stone pagoda from the Yuan Dynasty. It was funded by Prince Xuanrang and others of the Yuan Dynasty, so it is also called the Prince's Pagoda. The tower is entirely made of Taihu stone and has five floors.
Not far from Puji Temple is Baibusha Beach. The maximum temperature today is 30 degrees, which is perfect for swimming at the beach. The scenery at the beach is still the same, and the anti-shark net in the sea is still there. There are many tourists, but not a single tourist is seen swimming in the sea. It turns out that Swimming in the sea is no longer allowed here. There is a stone monument erected on the rock saying that for the safety of tourists, swimming is not allowed in the sea.
The coastal bathing beaches in Shandong Province are connected one after another and are open to the public for free. Qingdao is the first bathing beach, Rizhao is Wanpingkou, Yantai , Weihai No beach in has smaller waves than this one. I haven’t heard of many safety accidents. What kind of beach is it called if you can’t swim on the 100-step sand beach? I brought my swimming trunks and goggles so I don’t need them. It’s a spoiler. I’m looking for a place to have dinner and go back to the hotel. Come on, take a rest early and watch the sunrise here tomorrow morning.
24 I got up at 3:30 in the morning and ate some dry food. At 4 o'clock, the two of them went out to the Baibu Sand Bathing Beach. More than 30 years ago, I got up so early and walked towards Baibusha in the dark. When it got light, I didn't see the sunrise but there was a light rain.
I went to Baibusha at 4 o'clock today. The street lights were densely packed and brightly lit. The road was flat with no slope. There was no garbage on the road. I passed by Puji Temple Haiyin Pond , Duobao Pagoda, and the bus parking lot. 4 o'clock Half an hour later, we arrived at the Sun View Pavilion in Baibusha. It was already bright. There were only a dozen tourists waiting to watch the sunrise at Baibusha Bathing Beach. There were few tourists watching the sunrise, probably because the weather forecast was cloudy today.
There is a black band of clouds between the sea and the sky in the east. I pray in my heart that Guanyin Bodhisattva can appear and wipe away this band of clouds so that we can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sun suddenly jumping out of the sea.
At nearly 5 o'clock, the sea and sky in the east began to turn red. After a while, a bright point suddenly jumped out from above the cloud belt. In an instant, the sea and sky were filled with thousands of rays of light, and the sky was red, illuminating the mountains next to it. It was very spectacular. Although I didn’t see the perfect sunrise in Putuo, it made up for my regrets more than 30 years ago.
Walk from Baibusha to Nanhai Guanyin Big Buddha Scenic Area. The main road is a two-lane flat black road. There is a pedestrian plank road on the sea side. While walking, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sea in the morning. The more than 800 meters of landscape road has been walked unknowingly. After we arrived at the Nanhai Guanyin Giant Buddha Scenic Area, there were already many people waiting in line. I bought a ticket to enter the scenic spot at 6 o'clock. The small entrance fee to the scenic spot is 6 yuan, but it is free for seniors over 70 years old. I didn't need to buy a ticket to take pictures around the square. I saw more than a dozen middle-aged female pilgrims beside the square, laying on the ground with their hands clasped toward the bronze statue of Guanyin. As for Zuo, they were here last night. They didn't stay in a hotel. They sat in the square and waited until 6 o'clock this morning. They were really pious and touching.
Scenic Spot Introduction: The Nanhai Guanyin Statue is 33 meters tall, of which the platform base is 13 meters high, the bronze statue is 18 meters high, and weighs more than 70 tons. The image of Guanyin floating on the sea is dignified and kind. The material of the Big Buddha is precision cast with imitation gold and copper, and 6,500 grams of gold is melted into the Buddha's face. Zhao Puchu, the former president of the Buddhist Association of China, inscribed "South China Sea Guanyin". It was completed and consecrated in 1997, adding a new cultural landscape to Putuo Mountain and becoming the Haitian Buddha. symbol of the country.
returned along the original route and visited the famous Purple Bamboo Forest on the way. refused to go to Guanyin Yuan and Chaoyin Cave Scenic Area.
The entrance of Chaoyin Cave faces the sea and looks like an open mouth. It is beaten by waves day and night, and the tide rushes into the entrance of the cave with a sound like muffled thunder. The three words "Chaoyin Cave" are engraved on the rocks next to the cave, which is said to be a royal letter from Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.
My wife suddenly shouted: Look, there is a giant Buddha in the sea. When I looked up, there was really a natural giant Buddha on the mountain in the sea in the distance. The head, neck, chest, body, and feet were half exposed on the sea. It really looked like a giant Buddha lying flat on the sea. Above, I took a few photos. Do you think they look alike?
The name of Guanyin Temple is very strange. According to legend, in 916 AD, a Japanese monk brought a statue of Guanyin from Wutai Mountain back to his country. When he was passing through Putuo Lotus Ocean, suddenly there were lotus flowers everywhere. The waves were several feet high and the ship could not pass. , Japanese monks thought that Guanyin was unwilling to cross eastward to Japan, so they enshrined the statue of Guanyin in the homes of local residents in Putuo Mountain, which developed into today's Guanyin Temple.
It is a few kilometers from Baibu Sand Bathing Beach to Foding Mountain. Most of them are hiking trails. There were no buses or taxis back then. More than 30 years ago, I climbed for a long time and was exhausted. Now there is a bus from Baibusha Bus Station directly to the cableway station. It costs 10 yuan per person and takes more than ten minutes. The cableway trip is 40 yuan, which is half for a 70-year-old person.
I have never seen discounts for the elderly on ropeways and transportation fees in scenic spots across the country. Although the half price here is not much, it is enough to show the consideration and care of the Putuo Mountain Scenic Area for the elderly.
Among the three major temples in Putuo Mountain, only Huiji Temple on Foding Mountain is dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha. However, there are 123 stone carvings of Guanyin statues painted by famous painters from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It is very precious. The incense here is as strong as that of Puji Temple. The front of the main hall is crowded with pilgrims from all walks of life, good men and women.
You cannot take the ropeway when going down the mountain. You can only see the scenery along Xiangyun Road by walking down the mountain, and go directly to the Fayu Temple of the three major temples.
Xiangyun Road is a stone road from Fayu Temple to Foding Mountain, with a total length of about 1 km. This road was originally a small trail. Later, the government allocated funds for reconstruction. Devoted men and women donated money to build a hiking trail with a width of more than 3 meters. There are iron railings and more than 1,000 stone steps beside the road. It is very convenient for tourists to climb and rest. On the way, there are Xiangyun Pavilion and Yunfu Stone. , Haitian Buddha Country Cliff and other scenic spots are surrounded by beautiful peaks and dangerous rocks. Looking down, you can have a panoramic view of the mountain and sea landscape.
At the corner of the middle section of Xiangyun Road, there is a huge square rock standing on the side of the road. The four characters "Haitian Buddha Kingdom" on the rock face were written by Hou Ji, a famous anti-Japanese general in the Ming Dynasty. Each character is approximately one meter square. There is another stone stacked on the cliff of Haitian Buddha Kingdom, high up in the sea of clouds, which is dangerous and mysterious. The three words "Yunfushi" are engraved on the stone. "Haitian Buddha Kingdom" is now the name of Mount Putuo.
Although Xiangyun Road is very wide and has handrails, it is very difficult to climb up from Fayu Temple. It is nearly 300 meters high and has more than 1,000 steps. The slope is steep and difficult to navigate. Fortunately, we chose the right route and took the bus. It's not difficult to go up the mountain by cable car and hold on to the railing when going down.Along the way, many tourists were sweating profusely and asked us: How far is it to the top of the mountain?
What is even more admirable is that there are many pilgrims walking from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, wearing knee pads on their legs and gloves on their hands. They take three steps and kowtow to each other. When standing, they clasp their hands together and bend down with their foreheads on the ground. Among them are many young and petite girls. The body and soaked clothes are admirable.
I saw a middle-aged man asking tourists to help him take a video. He climbed up in three steps. After climbing for a while, he took the phone, opened it and stood on the steps to operate it. I stepped forward and took a look, and it turned out that he was giving I added dubbing to the video I just took and uploaded it to Douyin APP to publish the video. I saw that he was sweating profusely, even his trousers were soaked, and there was still half of the steps. I wonder if he could still make it to the top of the mountain?
At the foot of the mountain is Fayu Temple, the last of the three major temples on Mount Putuo. Fayu Temple was founded in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. The whole temple is grand and lofty with extraordinary appearance. Guanyin Hall is also called Jiulong Hall . The carvings on the Nine Dragon Wall are very exquisite and vivid. Some of the glazed tiles of Jiulong Hall were demolished from the Ming Dynasty palace in Nanjing and are known as Putuo. One of the three treasures of the mountain. The incense here is very prosperous like the other two ancient temples.
There is a passing bus from Fayu Temple to the Fanyin Cave attraction. The passing bus only takes half the journey, and it is also 10 yuan for the whole journey, which is a bit expensive.
Fanyin Cave is located at the easternmost end of the mountain. Among the many magical caves in Putuo Mountain, Fanyin Cave's majestic momentum and steep and dangerous walls are unmatched by other caves. The waves crashing on the shore and entering the cave, and the sound of the waves crashing on the cliffs is like the sound of thousands of horses galloping, day and night.
At this point, we have seen the three major temples, the three ancient caves, and the three major strange rocks in Mount Putuo. We take the bus to the pier back to Ningbo.
Putuo Mountain is not only a holy place in the hearts of believers, but also a paradise for summer tourism. It has four distinct seasons, with no scorching heat in summer and no severe cold in winter. It has a subtropical oceanic climate. The annual average temperature is around 20°C, and more than 70% of the island is covered by forest. The air on the island is fresh all year round, and the air quality is excellent, which is rare in the world. It is like a natural "big oxygen bar".
After decades of arduous construction, development and protection, the management of Putuo Mountain Scenic Area has become increasingly standardized, and tourism is in order. It has successively won the titles of "National Safety Mountain, Civilized Mountain, and Hygiene Mountain" and a national 5A tourist area. The environmental protection of the scenic spot is very good. Well, there are no electric cars or motorcycles on the island. There are discounts for the elderly everywhere, especially suitable for us elderly tourists. There is a ropeway without having to climb. Mountain, public transportation on the island is convenient, and the attractions are very close. You can just walk. Walking in Fairy Mountain, you can see scenery everywhere. Living on the mountain is very convenient, and the cost is not too high. There are discounts on tickets, and there are several hotels and restaurants. The quality of the seafood dishes is clearly marked, and there are no sky-high price menus to rip off customers. The two of us traveled from Changzhou in two days, and the transportation, tickets, and hotel fees only cost less than 1,000 yuan.
More than 30 years ago, to go to Mount Putuo, you had to take a sea ferry to Shanghai Shiliupu Passenger Terminal. It took you one night to get there, and you had to get up early and queue up to buy a ticket.
is now good, with Hangzhou Bay Bridge , Ningbo-Zhou Expressway, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo and other places have direct buses to Zhoushan . There is an airport in Zhoushan, and a train will be connected to Zhoushan in a few years. The transportation is very convenient, and it is very convenient to go to Mount Putuo.
Before the opening of the Nanjing-Hangzhou high-speed railway, taking a train from Nanjing to Hangzhou and detouring from Shanghai would take more than 3 hours at the fastest, which is time-consuming and expensive.
The Nanjing-Hangzhou High-speed Railway starts from Nanjing South Station in the north and ends at Hangzhou East Station . There are 9 intermediate stations along the line including Jiangning , Jurong , Lishui , Liyang , Yixing, and Huzhou, etc., with a total length of 250 kilometers, heading southeast to Hangzhou.
For example, if you take the G7587 high-speed train from Nanjing South Railway Station to Ningbo in the morning, which leaves at 7:48, it takes more than 4 hours to go around Shanghai via the Shanghai-Nanjing Line. It will arrive in Ningbo at 12 noon, and the second-class ticket price is 287 yuan.
The high-speed train G7687, which also runs from Nanjing South Railway Station to Ningbo at 8 a.m., goes directly to Hangzhou via the Ningbo-Hangzhou High-speed Railway and reaches Ningbo at 10:30 am. The second-class ticket price is 188.5 yuan, saving 98.5 yuan and 1 hour. 40 points, and the ticket is not tight.
Tourists from Jiangning, Jurong, Lishui, Liyang and Yixing to Hangzhou and Putuo Mountain along the Nanjing and Nanjing-Hangzhou high-speed railway lines will directly benefit. Tourists from Zhenjiang City, Changzhou City, Wuxi City will also have an additional way to save time and money. Line selection.
The transportation construction of the motherland is changing with each passing day, and it is becoming more and more convenient for people to travel. Praise the motherland for a better tomorrow.
Finally, I would like to share some Putuo Mountain travel tips with my friends:
If you are not going to burn incense, but to make a wish, traveling to Putuo Mountain avoids the three major incense festivals. It is best to go up the mountain during the off-season.
After arriving at Ningbo Railway Station , you can go to Ningbo South Bus Station on the west side of the South Square. This is a regular passenger transfer station. You can reach Putuo Mountain Scenic Area with a 105 yuan bus and boat coupon.
The best place to stay is around Puji Temple. There are hotels and restaurants of various grades to choose from. Guanjian has convenient transportation. It is the center of the island. There are many buses departing from the bus station and reaching the whole island. The bus is at 6 p.m. After parking the car, we went to Qianbu Jinsha and Baibu Sand Bathing Beach, which are very close and can be reached within walking distance.
The best way to go to Foding Mountain is to take the bus and take the ropeway, which saves time and energy. It is best to walk down the mountain directly to Fayu Temple. If you take the ropeway down the mountain, you will not be able to see the "Haitian Buddha Kingdom", clouds and stones and other fragrant clouds. The road is beautiful.
Restaurant menus can be discounted, usually 40% off, and hotel fees can also be negotiated.
Toutiao account/Grandpa Duoduo Li Kaiming's pictures and texts, published at 20:00 on June 25, 2019, and exclusively first published on Toutiao at 11:00 on June 30.
Yongzhou Expressway
Cross-sea bridge, it is so convenient to go to Putuo Mountain now
There are so many tourists visiting the island from Zhujiajian Passenger Terminal
Go to Xishan Scenic Area
Ergui listening stone
Shangtuo stone is crumbling
Residential building at the foot of the mountain
Photograph in front of the heart stone
Puji Temple in the evening
Puji Temple Duobao Pagoda
Baibusha Beach is no longer allowed to swim in the sea
Baibusha Beach in the early morning
Watching the sunrise at Baibusha
Pilgrims who have been waiting all night outside the Nanhai Guanyin Scenic Area
The bronze statue of Nanhai Guanyin
The three characters Chaoyin Cave are said to be the royal letters of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty
The giant Buddha sleeps on his back on the sea
and refuses to go to Guanyin Temple
Purple Bamboo Forest
The temples and houses are all equipped with air conditioning
The upper journey of the ropeway is 40 yuan, half for a 70-year-old person.
Foding Mountain
Huiji Temple
Pilgrims who come up the mountain from Xiangyun Road and bow down
Kowtow up the mountain from Xiangyun Road, shoot a video and make vibrato, the whole body is soaked with sweat
Haitian Buddhist Kingdom, Yunfu Stone
The ancient camphor tree cannot be hugged by two people
International Marathon Track
Fayu Temple
Fanyin Cave
Puji Temple Bus Station
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