Mount Putuo is rich in live seafood. Yellow croaker, cuttlefish, sea crab, clam, mussel, shellfish, striped shrimp and so on. In addition to the restaurants in hotels and villas, hotels are mainly concentrated in the vicinity of seafood garden, Qiansi, Housi and Nantianmen. Among them, there are 52 seafood restaurants in the seafood garden, which enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad and attracts many tourists. In addition, the price of seafood on Mount Putuo is on the high side, and the price of seafood in shenjiamen, not far from here, is much cheaper, so you can enjoy it when you transship in shenjiamen.
Tip: When eating seafood in Putuo Mountain, it is recommended to choose a star-rated hotel. The price here is not more expensive than that in a small hotel, and the quality is guaranteed. If you stay in a family hotel, it is also very affordable to ask your boss to help you cook a seafood meal. It is best not to go to some small restaurants to eat seafood to avoid being cheated. There are many scenic spots and tourist attractions in Putuo Mountain, mainly including Puji, Fayu and Huiji, which is the largest of more than 21 temples preserved today. Puji Temple, built in Song Dynasty, is the main temple dedicated to Guanyin in the mountains, with a total construction area of about 11,111 square meters. Fayu Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty, relying on mountains and risks, and it is built layer by layer, surrounded by towering ancient trees, which is extremely quiet. Huiji Temple was built on Foding Mountain, also known as Foding Mountain Temple.
There are more than 21 grotesque rocks, such as Pan Tuo Stone, Ergui Tingfa Stone and Haitian Buddhist Stone. There are many caves at the junction of mountains and seas, the most famous of which are Chaoyin Cave and Fanyin Cave.
There are many beaches around the island, but the main ones are hundred-step sand and thousand-step sand. Qianbusha is an arc-shaped beach, about 3 miles long, with gentle sand slope and wide and soft sand surface. It is an excellent bathing beach. If you go sightseeing in summer, you can take a bathing suit and swim here. The island has lush trees and beautiful forests, including camphor tree, arhat pine, ginkgo, acacia and other trees. There are more than 1,111 camphor trees, including 1,111-year-old camphor trees, with a circumference of 6 meters and several acres of shade. There is also a "Carpinus auriculata", which is a rare and precious tree species in China and listed as a national second-class protected plant. There are many folk stories about Buddhism circulating in Putuo Mountain. 1. During peak seasons, such as Spring Festival, May Day, National Day, February 19th (Guanyin's birthday), June 19th (Guanyin's becoming a Taoist) and September 19th (Guanyin's becoming a monk), pilgrims rush to Putuo Mountain to make pilgrimages, so they have to book tickets and reservations in advance.
2. Pay attention to safety when taking photos in the seaside reef area, and pay attention to anti-skid in rainy days; When going up the mountain, don't go where there is no road. Smoking, lighting incense sticks and all other outdoor fires in forest areas are strictly prohibited. Pay attention to food hygiene and don't be greedy when eating seafood. It's windy by the sea, so be careful to catch cold.
3. When swimming at the seaside in summer, it is best to buy towels, slippers and swimming clothes before going to the island. When swimming, don't go to the edge of the rock. When the waves hit, they will hit the rock, which is very dangerous.
4. If you live in Putuo Mountain and want to visit Zhujiajian Island for one day, after you buy a boat ticket to Zhujiajian Island, you should sign a certificate at the exit of the pier, so you don't have to buy a mountain ticket when you return to Putuo Mountain that day.
5. photography is forbidden in the temple. You can visit Putuo all year round.
Mount Putuo has a maritime climate, the coldest in winter is about minus 5℃, the average temperature in summer is 29.3℃, and there is plenty of sunshine, so it can be seen that the sky is clear, the heat wave is rolling, and the moon, grown full now over the sea and Buddha shine on my heart. Although Mount Putuo can travel all the year round, you should be careful when you choose to go to the island. Haitian Buddhist country
If pilgrims and good men believe in women, they will deliberately choose three days to go to the island: February 19 is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, June 19 is the Bodhisattva's Daoism Day, and September 19 is the Bodhisattva's becoming a monk. These three days are all lunar calendar.
In February, the big incense festival is the most prosperous, and in June, there are more tourists visiting the mountains to escape the heat, and in September, it is called the Small Incense Festival, with slightly fewer pilgrims. In the first three days of these three days, a large number of pilgrims went to the island, and the waiting time may be longer, and the house price may be slightly higher.
Ordinary tourists can choose these days specially if they want to see the grand occasion of Buddhism. If they are afraid of crowds, they can avoid going to Mount Putuo during these days.
step on the sand to see the sea
Enjoy the pleasure of the sea and the beach, especially in July, August and September in summer.
Every summer and autumn, the vast waves on the sea set off huge waves, which were thrilling and roared loudly. At night, it is another wonder. Rows of waves are dazzling in the night. People call it "sea fire" and believers call it "divine fire". If you want to stay in Putuo Mountain, you have a wide choice. Hotels with more than three stars include: Xilei Xiaozhuang, CITIC Putuo Hotel, Putuo Mountain Hotel and Lvyuan Villa.
The most two-star hotels are Xilin Hotel, Yinyun Mountain Villa, Zizhu Mountain Villa, Zhuxiangju, Yinhai Hotel, Jinping Mountain Villa, Xishan Hot Spring Villa, Island Star Holiday Hotel, Sanshengtang Hotel, Putuo Mountain Villa, Qianhe Mountain Villa, etc.
Family hotels include: Chaoyinge Hotel in Longwan Village, Yushulou Hotel and Farmhouse Hotel in Xishan.
Most of the lodging places in Putuo Mountain are near Qiansi and Housi. Generally speaking, the scale is not large, and the conditions and facilities are average. The price of standard rooms ranges from 151 to 711 yuan, and the seawall construction fee of 21 yuan is charged for each person. Except for Friday, Saturday and three days before and after legal holidays, as well as the nine-day Guanyin incense session (17th, 18th and 19th in February, June and September of the lunar calendar), accommodation can generally be discounted by 21%. Zhoushan Putuo Mountain Management Committee stipulates that starting from September 21, 2117, tickets for Zhengshan Mountain will be RMB 161 per person. On January 1st and 2nd, from the first day to the fifth day of the Spring Festival, from May 1st to May 5th, and from October 1st to October 5th, the admission ticket is 211 yuan per person. 141 yuan per person in February and October every year. Children under 1.4 meters are exempt from admission to the mountain. After the implementation of the "one-vote system" for tickets, the tickets for six scenic spots, namely, Xitian Scenic Area, Fanyin Cave, Nantianmen, Qianbusha, Tiandeng (Foding Mountain) and Baibusha, which were originally managed by Putuo Mountain Garden Office, were all cancelled.
Other scenic spots that charge fees are: Fusaiji (5 yuan), Fayu Temple (5 yuan), Huiji Temple (5 yuan), Zizhulin (5 yuan) and Nanhai Guanyin (6 yuan); Mahayana Temple 2 yuan; Luojiashan (67 yuan), Baibusha Beach (21 yuan), and 51 yuan, the downhill cableway on Foding Mountain (35 yuan for each ropeway). The traffic on the island is mainly operated by Putuoshan Bus Company, and there are waiting stops at the entrance of each scenic spot, but it is necessary to dispatch vehicles. The transportation of scenic spots around the country is convenient, and the ticket price is clearly stipulated. The car is in good condition, all with air conditioning.
Bus
Putuo Mountain is connected with most scenic spots by two tourist buses. These two special buses run every 11 ~ 15 minutes, and they will run until 17: 11. After 17: 11, all kinds of vehicles will be closed one after another. Visitors should return to their places of residence before that. From the pier to Qiansi 4 yuan, from Baibusha to 8 yuan, the ropeway station.
Line 1: Baibusha (Fusaiji), Baibuge, Zizhulin, Samadhi, Wharf, Haiphong New Village, Seafood Garden, Baotuo Hotel, and Xitian Ferry (closed during incense festivals and special holidays).
Line 2: Baibusha (Fusaiji), Chaoyang Cave, Mahayana Temple, Fayu Temple, Feisha 'ao, Bao Yue Temple, Gufo Cave and Cableway Station.
Taxi
The scenic spots in Putuo Mountain are scattered, so it is more cost-effective to hire a car in groups. 12 domestic Toyota vans cost 411-611 yuan per day, and 21 domestic Toyota minibuses cost 811-1111 yuan per day. The tourist season in Putuo Mountain is obvious, and the off-season can be negotiated. If you charter a car for a day, you can choose the following routine attractions to visit: 1. Go to the cableway station and take the cableway to Huiji Temple; 2. Visit Huiji Temple and take the cableway back to Fayu Temple; 3. Go to Fusaiji; 4. Go to Zizhulin to see Guanyin in the South China Sea; 5. Send it back to the dock or hotel. Hangzhou-Putuo Mountain
Day 1: Get on the bus at Hangzhou Tourism Distribution Center (Huanglong) at 7: 31 in the morning, stop at Wu Shan Consulting Point (No.11 Huaguang Lane) at 8: 11, and then take an air-conditioned tour bus to shenjiamen Banshengdong Wharf, take a speedboat to Putuo Mountain, and visit Pantuoshi, Xinzishi and Fusaiji in the Western Heaven Scenic Area.
the next day: after visiting Fayu Temple, Zizhulin and Nanhai Guanyin, the speedboat will return to shenjiamen, and after the afternoon tour, the bus will return to Hangzhou, ending the pleasant journey. Two-day tour route
Day 1: Shanghai-Putuo Mountain
At 6: 51 in the morning, look for the yellow flag of "Jinyirisheng Travel Agency" at the entrance of the new waiting hall of nanpu bridge Tourism Distribution Center (No.1588 Waima Road, next to the bus terminal of No.64) to pick up the ticket, take the bus at 7:21, pass the Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge, Zhoushan Cross-sea Liandao Bridge and arrive at Zhujiajian Island Centipede Pier (12: 11). The speedboat will go to Putuo Mountain in 15 minutes, take Chinese food (take care of yourself), visit Zizhulin and Chaoyin Cave, and refuse to go to Guanyin Temple (* * * about 41 minutes), Nanhai Guanyin Giant Buddha (about 41 minutes), and stay at Putuo Mountain;
The next day: Putuo Mountain-Shanghai
After breakfast, visit Fusaiji (about 41 minutes), walk up and down Foding Mountain Huiji Temple (about 151 minutes), Fayu Temple (about 41 minutes), Qianbusha Seaside Park (about 21 minutes), take the 14: 11 bus by speedboat to Zhujiajian Island in time, and stop at the specialty city (free shopping). The trip is over.