3-Day Side Trip to Mt. Jiuhua

- Jiuhua Mountain Hiking Tour

Trip Highlights - Attractions involved: Jiuhua Mountain Village, Jiuhua Mountain. Beautiful Mt. Jiuhua is one of the four great Buddhist Mountains in China (together with Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, E'mei Mountain in Sichuan, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang), situated in the southeastern part of Chizhou City, Anhui Province, about 210 kilometers from Hefei. If you have enough time and want to see more sightseeing nearby Hefei, we strongly recommend you to take this 3-day side trip to Mt. Jiuhua as below. You will get to know the great power and beauty of the nature and the strong atmosphere of Buddism when you are there in person.
Availability: Daily.      Pick-up Point & Time: Your hotel, 8:30am.      Finishing Point & Time: Your hotel, 5:00pm.      Duration: 3 Days.

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Hefei / Mt. Jiuhua
Today, our sincere tour guide will meet you with a greeting board at your hotel. Then, you will be driven to Mt. Jiuhua. Upon your arrival, you will check in a best local hotel for rest. The rest of the day will be yours to rest or explore the city on your own.
Hotel: Local Best
Day 02: Mt. Jiuhua (B/L/D)
In the morning, you will drive to Jiuhua Mountain Village and then travel to Mt. Jiuhua. This mountain is a sacred place for Buddhist pilgrims. This mountain is one of the four most important Buddhist Mountains in China and is the most worshipped sacred place and the greatest mountain in Southeast China. Mt. Jiuhua has some of the most beautiful scenery out of all the mountains in China and a very favorable climate which makes a great place for visitors. After visiting these two places you will be sent back to your hotel for rest.
Hotel: Local Best
Day 03: Mt. Jiuhua / Hefei (B)
In the morning, you will wake up early and enjoy the sunrise. Then, you will return to Hefei and drive to the airport to catch your flight. (Service End)

Attraction Description
Mt. Jiuhua
Travel to Mt. Jiuhua, you can get to know the great power and beauty of the nature, as well as the strong atmosphere of Buddism. Mt. Jiuhua was called Mt. Lingyang in Han Dynasty. It was called Mt. Jiuzi in Liang and Chen Dynasties of South Dynasties. A legend says that the great poet Li Bai of Tang Dynasty traveled here and wrote down a poem and the mountain got the name from it. In 719 AD, Kim Qiaoque, prince of the King of Xinluo came to Jiuhua Mountain and cultivated himself for 5 years. After he died at 99 years of age, his corporeal...