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Located on the Lianhua Ocean of Zhoushan Archipelagoto the east of Hangzhou GuIf, Mt. Putushan covers an area of only 12.5 square kilometers. This island and the surrounding group of islands are all submerged mountains that rise steeply from the sea. Mt. Putuoshan Sceinic Spot had 82 temples and other religious buildings all around it. There are many wonderful scenic sites on the island, including " Temples and Nunneries”，“Golden Sands", " Exotic Rocks", "Tide Sounds” and "Mirage" which are callad Five Putuo Beautie, and" Lotus Pool's Night" , "Pantuo Evening GIow", " Duanyin Sacred Site" etc. which are caIled Ten Famous' Sites. So it is known as " the Buddahist Kingdom amidst the Sea and Sky".
Mt. Putushan is one of China's four Buddhist Sacred Mountains and has a long history in 916 A.D. It began toenshrine Guanyin, and in 1214, It was designated to perform Buddhist rites especially enshrining Guanyin. The main scenic spots are three large temples named PujiFayu and HuijiPurple Bamboo Forost Da Cheng Monastry Guanyins Footstep and mount Luojia. There are Over 500 monks and nuns In the mountain.and pilgrims over one million evey year. On Guanyins Three Festivals(19th of February, June and September In Chinese lunar calendar), pilgrims gather here like tide.
Besides the many temples, the island is also lush in vegetation and a
profusion of forests, all flourishing in the warm and humid climate.
Amidst such an environment, a stroll around the mountain or an immobile
day at the beach are equally attractive.
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