Tiantai Mountain Scenic Spot

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province

synonym

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot generally refers to the Tiantai Mountain scenic spot in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot is a national AAAAA scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, one of the top ten famous mountains in China, a national ecotourism demonstration area, and one of the top ten tourist attractions in Zhejiang Province.

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot is located in Tiantai County in the East and middle of Zhejiang Province. It is a famous mountain in the east of Zhejiang Province, connecting Ninghai and Sanmen in the East, Pan'an in the west, Xianju and Linhai in the south, Xinchang in the north, and the coast of East China Sea. It is famous for "the origin of Buddhism and Taoism, the beauty of mountains and rivers". It is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism and Nanzong of Taoism in China, and also the hometown of Jigong, a living Buddha.

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot mainly includes Guoqing temple, Shiliang, Chicheng mountain, Hanshan lake, Huading peak, etc. Guoqing temple is a national cultural relic protection unit and the ancestral hall of Tiantai Sect of Buddhism in Japan and South Korea. The beautiful sea of clouds on the low mountain and the magical Buddha light on the rooftop can be said to be a unique sight on the rooftop.

Protection of scenic spots

The main scenic spots are Guoqing temple, Shiliang, Chicheng mountain, Hanshan lake, Huading peak, etc. Guoqing temple is a national cultural relic protection unit and the ancestral hall of Tiantai Buddhism in Japan and South Korea. Up to now, there are more than 3 million Tiantai Buddhists in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. Shiliang waterfall is one of the top ten scenic spots in Zhejiang Province.

In 2000, Tiantai Mountain was rated as one of the first batch of 4A tourist areas in China by the National Tourism Administration.

On October 8, 2015, the website of National Tourism Administration released a list of national 5A scenic spots, including 14 scenic spots including Zhou Enlai's hometown. The 14 scenic spots announced this time are distributed in 11 provinces of China. Including: Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.

On October 15, 2015, the website of the National Tourism Administration issued the announcement of the national tourism resources planning and development quality evaluation committee. Tiantai Mountain scenic spot in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province met the requirements of the national 5A scenic spot standard and was approved as a national 5A scenic spot.

Geography and geomorphology

Tiantai Mountain is composed of granite. There are many overhanging rocks, cliffs and waterfalls.

It stretches along the coast of the East China Sea in Zhejiang Province. "The mountain has eight layers, four sides are like one, the top is opposite to the three Chen, when the cow and the girl are divided, they should stay on the platform, so they are called Tiantai.".

It is famous for its beautiful scenery. It connects xianxialing in the southwest and Zhoushan Islands in the northeast. It is the watershed between Cao'e River and Yong river.

The main peak of Huading mountain is in the northeast of Tiantai County, with an altitude of 1098 meters (3602 feet).

The beautiful landscape of Tiantai Mountain has attracted numerous scholars and poets. "Tiantai Mountain is the God of the mountain, and the beauty of the mountain is also the God of the mountain," and "the wealth of the poor mountain and the sea is the grandeur of the human and the God."

Tiantai Mountain has a unique natural landscape. It is a natural botanical garden and zoo, with endless paintings of rare stones, caves, waterfalls and springs, countless ancient trees, famous flowers, rare birds and exotic animals. There are many rare plants and animals. There are Sui Mei, Tang Zhang, song Bai, song Teng, Wu Yao and Dendrobium officinale.

In particular, the Rhododendron Yunjin, which is widely distributed in the mountains of 1000 meters, is more than 100 years old. Its ancient trunk is like iron, its twigs are like hooks, and its branches are luxuriant. Every year in late spring, pale red and yellow flowers compete to open. The flowers are big and gorgeous, with thousands of flowers in a tree. The flowers are like brocade and rosy clouds. The ancient trees, the wide area and the flourishing flowers are rare in China. It is a great plant wonder in Tiantai Mountain.

Rhododendron grows on Tiantai Mountain under the influence of aura. It is the oldest, tallest and largest "king of rhododendrons" in the world. It grows in the peak of Tiantai Mountain with an altitude of 1200 meters and an area of nearly 300 mu. Most of the trees are between 400 and 1000 years old. The trunk is as iron as a hook, and the twigs are as luxuriant as a hook.

In May every year, Rhododendron trees in Yunjin compete to bloom, with bright red and yellow flowers. More than 1000 rhododendrons on each tree are divided into 7 to 13 small rhododendrons, which curl up into a cluster, forming a cluster of flower bundles with a big bowl mouth. The flower bundles are clustered together again and again, and they look very beautiful. Therefore, Yunjin Rhododendron has a very vivid name called "thousand flowers Rhododendron".

In addition, there are some rare wild animals, such as civet, Sumen antelope and clouded leopard. All these have greatly enriched the scenic tourism resources of Tiantai Mountain.

natural scene

The scenic spots of Tiantai Mountain also have their own characteristics, which can be summarized as ancient, Qing, strange and quiet. Chicheng Qixia, Shuangjian Huilan, Huading Xiuse and Qiongtai moon night are known as the eight Tiantai landscapes. Shliang scenic area is the essence of Tiantai Mountain, a national scenic spot.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "big eight scenes, small eight scenes, famous more than 30 scenes, how many scenes there are in total, countless to countless.".

Human history

Tiantai Mountain scenic spot is located in Tiantai Mountain in the east central part of Zhejiang Province, connecting Ninghai and Sanmen in the East, Pan'an in the west, Xianju and Linhai in the South and Xinchang in the north. It is a well-known national scenic spot at home and abroad, stretching along the coast of the East China Sea in Zhejiang Province. It is famous for its "eight fold mountain, four sides in one, three stars at the top, being an ox girl, sleeping on the platform, so it is called Tiantai". It is famous for its ancestral hall of Tiantai Buddhism, the ancestral hall of Nanzong Taoism and the hometown of Jigong "living Buddha". Tiantai Mountain, which is famous as the source of Buddhism, is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect, the first sect of Buddhism in China, and also the home of the Southern Sect of Taoism in China.

favoured policy

On May 11, 2017, Guan Wenxin, Secretary of Tiantai county Party committee, announced that from May 19, tickets for Guoqing scenic spot of Zhejiang Tiantai Mountain National 5A scenic spot will be cancelled and opened free of charge.

In February 2020, from the day when the scenic area is restored to operation, medical workers with valid certificates (doctor's certificate or nurse's certificate) can enjoy the free opening preferential policy, and the free items refer to the free payment of the first ticket of the scenic area. The discount period is until December 31, 2020. In the weekend or holidays and other tourism peak, the national health care workers who travel to Taizhou in the form of team must use the scenic spot reservation method to enjoy the free travel preferential policy.

Address: near 169 County Road, Yizhang County, Chenzhou City

Longitude: 112.894993

Latitude: 24.970828

Tel: 0735-3991182

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in the ticket of Mangshan National Forest Park

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