1. Tianchi High-speed Railway Station → Jiuhua Mountain → Huacheng Temple → Baisui Palace → Jiuhua Tianjie
·afternoon
Meet your tour guide at Chizhou High-Speed Railway Station at 12:50 PM (the exact time will be agreed upon in advance) and take the free shuttle bus to the Jiuhuashan Scenic Area Visitor Service Center at 1:00 PM (approximately 40 minutes).
13:50 Arrive at Jiuhuashan Visitor Center and transfer to the scenic area shuttle bus to Jiuhua Street (about 30 minutes)
14:20 Arrive at Huacheng Temple, the founding temple of Jiuhua Mountain. Located in the core area of Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, it is said in Buddhist scriptures that it "points to the ground and transforms into a city." It is one of the nine national key temples in Jiuhua Mountain and is also the location of the Jiuhua Mountain History and Cultural Relics Museum (tour time approximately 40 minutes)
At 3:20 PM, take the cable car (at your own expense) or walk (approximately 40 minutes on foot, 5 minutes on the cable car) to visit Baisui Palace, also known as Wannian Temple. Built in the Ming Dynasty, Baisui Palace is a nationally recognized temple. It houses the body of Wuxia, the Ming Dynasty monk who embodies the "Bodhisattva of the Body," and features the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats (approximately 1 hour to view the natural Sleeping Buddha). Descend the mountain by cable car (at your own expense) or walk (approximately 30 minutes to visit Dizang Temple (approximately 1 hour to visit), which houses the body of Ciming, a monk discovered in 1995. Visit the Corpse Hall and the stupa, which houses the body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
In the evening, you will have dinner at Tianjie at your own expense and can watch Buddhist activities after dinner.
Day 2 Jiuhua Mountain → Tiantai → Chizhou High-speed Railway Station
·morning
In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel. Afterwards, take the scenic area shuttle bus (approximately 15 minutes' ride), and then take the cable car (fees are at your own expense) or walk (2 hours' walk) to Tiantai Scenic Area. Tiantai Scenic Area is characterized by its "majestic, unique, special and magical" features. It is also known as Tiantai Peak, the landmark building of Jiuhua Mountain, with an altitude of 1,306 meters. Among the 99 peaks of Jiuhua Mountain, it is only lower than Ten Kings Peak and Seven Sages Peak.
Then visit the ancient Sutra Worship Platform (visit time about 30 minutes), step on the giant footprints of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (to increase blessings and wisdom), watch the golden tortoise facing the Big Dipper, the Dapeng Listening to Sutras Rock, visit Tiantai Zen Temple (visit time about 40 minutes), and Yitiantian (looking at Huangshan like a screen in the south and the Yangtze River like a silk thread in the north, strolling through the natural landscapes such as Qinglongbei, Holding the Sun Pavilion, and the stone carving of Eastern Paradise).
·afternoon
At noon, we will go down the mountain and take care of lunch at our own expense. After lunch, the tour ends and we will take the free shuttle bus to Chizhou High-speed Railway Station at 16:20 to disband the group.
