Bodhi Island

Bodhi Island

Bodhi Island, formerly known as shijiutuo, also known as shijiutuo, was renamed "Bodhi island" in 2000. Sakyamuni suddenly became a Buddha under the bodhi tree. Hundreds of bodhi trees were planted on the island, hence the name of Bodhi island. Puti island is located in the Bohai Bay, an international tourism island in Tangshan Bay, Hebei Province.

With a total area of 4.4 square kilometers, the scenic spot is 3 kilometers long from north to South and 1 kilometers wide from east to west. It is 100 kilometers away from Qinhuangdao City and 90 kilometers away from Beidaihe. It is the largest island in North China. There are more than 260 kinds of plants on the island, and the natural vegetation coverage rate is more than 98%. It has the reputation of "natural animal and Botanical Garden hanging on the sea alone"; and there are Buddhist monuments such as Chaoyin temple and Chaoyang Temple site.

The origin of the name

Bodhi island is also known as shijiutuo. According to the records of leting county annals, it is called shijiutuo in ancient times because it is similar to Shijiu in shape, concave in the middle and protruding around. "19 Tuos" is due to the eastern expedition of Li Shimin, the king of Tang Dynasty

He once stayed here for 19 days, so he is also known as "19 Tuos".

geographical environment

Puti island covers an area of 5.07 square kilometers, with a total area of 4.4 square kilometers. It is 3 kilometers long from north to South and 1 km wide from east to west. It is close to Beidaihe New District of Qinhuangdao City, and less than 90 kilometers away from Nandaihe and Beidaihe. There are more than 260 kinds of plants on the island, and the natural vegetation coverage rate is more than 98%, which is the largest island in North China. The climate on the island is pleasant, belonging to warm temperate coastal semi humid monsoon climate. There is no cool heat feeling in summer. The average temperature in July is 24.2 degrees, 0.2 degrees lower than that in Qinhuangdao. Affected by the sea and land breeze, the high temperature often turns into sea breeze, which makes the temperature cool. It is very suitable for summer vacation.

Main attractions

Puti island is rich in animal and plant resources. It is one of the two eco-tourism demonstration areas in Hebei Province. It is an international bird watching base with more than 400 species of animals and 168 species of plants. In spring, summer and autumn, there are strange flowers and plants, birds singing and cicadas singing. It is a pure natural scenery. When you are in it, you feel like you are back to nature. The natural characteristics of Puti island can be summarized as the wonder of "eight islands"

1. Desert island. In the north, there are many grass beaches, grasslands and shrubs. It is a desert island landscape. Due to the lack of people, the experience of landing on the island is like flood and wilderness.

2. Islands. The island is a remnant eroded island formed by tidal current, with obvious Island characteristics. Visitors can fully experience the taste of eating, living, sailing and watching the sea.

3. Sand island. The whole island is sandy, with dense sand dunes and flat terrain, which can be used for sand bathing, sand sculpture, sunbathing and other activities.

4. Big island. It is 3 km long from north to South and 1 km wide from east to west. Dawanggang is 13.5km long from east to west and 50m wide on both sides. It is the most slender island in the northern waters of China and forms a unique two-way coastline in China.

5. Green Island. There are many kinds of trees, shrubs, flowers and plants on the island. The vegetation coverage rate is 98%.

6. Bird island. Due to the luxuriant vegetation, sparsely populated, rich in salt, fresh water and food, it attracts more than 400 species of birds to live and breed here every year, becoming a "Bird Island" worthy of the name.

7. Sun Moon Island. There is a crescent moon island in the southeast of the island. On a specific day, you can enjoy the wonders of "three days with sunshine" and "march with sunshine". That is, there are several suns (moons) competing in the sky, sea and beach at the same time.

8. Buddhist island. On the island, there are the ruins of "Chaoyang Temple" built in Ming Dynasty and "Chaoyin Temple" built in Qing Dynasty. The former has a remnant stele and debris, while the latter has five back halls, in which there are 500 Buddha statues and carved Arhats. The carving work is exquisite, and the front porch pillars have exquisite stone carvings and couplets, which shows the prosperity of Buddhism at that time.

Chaoyin temple, located in the center of Bodhi Island, was built by Buddhist dharma books in the late Qing Dynasty. Chaoyin temple has three floors of Buddha Hall, three rooms of front hall are "King Kong hall", with flying eaves and arched walls. On the second floor, the three rooms of "Tianwang hall" are in the middle, with unique design. The whole hall is a pavilion, also known as "corner Temple". In the hall, there are eighteen Arhats with different shapes, fine color and lifelike. The third floor is the back hall with five couplets, and the hall door is in the middle. After entering the hall, the hall painted, carved beams and painted buildings, streamer, wall carved with a thousand body Arhats, various forms, each with charm. On both sides of the back hall, there are eight monk rooms and six East-West halls. There are Sutra halls, guest houses, kitchens and bathrooms.

natural resources

Puti island is the intersection of bird migration between Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, Siberia, North Korea, Japan and southern China. It is the main birdwatching site and is known as the international birdwatching base. It's a vast area,

The plants are dense, the food is rich, and the adverse human factors have little influence on the bird habitat

Breeding is very beneficial. A total of 408 species of birds belonging to 56 families and 19 orders were found on the island, beach and sea area, including 379 species of migratory birds and 29 species of resident birds. There are 12 species of birds under the first-class national protection, such as albatross, white stork, black stork, white shoulder carving, daytime crane, black Headed Gull, etc.; there are 49 species of birds under the second-class national protection, and thousands of birds come to live here every year. There are many birds on the Island, and the scene is spectacular.

Tourism information

Self driving line

Take the Beijing Shenyang Expressway and get off at the Shandong exit of the Tang Dynasty, then turn to the Yueting exit of the Tang Tianjin Expressway, and then turn to the Tanggang Expressway and get off at the terminal. There are road signs of Puti Island, yuetuo island and repulse bay. The one-way fare is 110 yuan. You can take the train to Qinhuangdao Changli station, and then go to qinbin expressway. You can take the plane to Qinhuangdao Beidaihe International Airport, and then go to qinbin expressway through airport expressway.

Address: Bohai Bay, southwest of leting County, Tangshan City

Longitude: 118.835793

Latitude: 39.138469

Tel: 0315-4088021

Ticket information: market price: 30.0 yuan

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