1, Nanhai Guanyin Cultural Festival in Putuo Mountain, China (introducing festivals)

Guanyin Culture Festival is the biggest tourism festival in Putuo Mountain, which was founded in 2003 and held once a year. With the approval of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, under the direct guidance of the National Tourism Administration, the Chinese Buddhist Association, the Zhejiang Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee and the Zhoushan Municipal People's Government, it is a Buddhist tourism event sponsored by the Putuoshan Administration and the Putuoshan Buddhist Association, and co-organized by relevant units and enterprises. Based on the profound Guanyin culture of Haitian Buddhism, it aims to promote Guanyin culture and enhance the cultural taste of famous mountains. The festival closely revolves around the theme of Guanyin culture. Through a series of activities with rich connotations and various forms, such as preaching Buddhist scriptures, paying homage to the Buddha in Qifu, releasing Buddhist ceremonies, Buddhist concerts, passing lanterns, lotus lantern festivals, Buddhist forums, Buddhist photography competitions and buddhist supplies exhibitions, it integrates culture, economy and tourism, attracting Guanyin disciples, Buddhist believers and fragrant tourists from all over the country and overseas to gather in the Haitian Buddhist country.

2. Full map of Mount Putuo's sacred land: (introducing history)

In the misty lotus ocean of the East China Sea, there is a secluded place-Putuo Luojia. More than 2,000 years ago, it became a treasure trove of alchemy sought by Taoist priests. According to historical records, Qin An's birth, Han Meizhen and Jin Ge Ya Chuan all came in droves. In the first year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 847), a Brahma monk visited the Chaoyin Cave and felt the incarnation of Guanyin. In order to tell the wonderful method, the spiritual trace began. In the fourth year of Emperor Xiantong of Tang Dynasty (AD 863), the Japanese monk Hui Hua invited Guanyin Buddha to return to China by boat from Wutai Mountain, and sailed to Lianhuayang, where he hit the rocks. He thought Guanyin refused to cross eastward, but left an icon to worship at the side of Chaoyin Cave, so he refused to go to Guanyin. After generations of construction, there are many temples. In its heyday, there were 3 temples, 88 temples, 128 Maopeng and more than 4,000 monks in the whole mountain, which was called "the first Buddhist country in Sinian" in history.

3. Yongzheng Imperial Monument: (Introduction to Culture)

Mount Putuo is a spiritual paradise, but also a famous cultural mountain with a history of thousands of years. Stepping on the ancient incense stone road, every lotus flower, every inscription, and even broken walls left by the road all record a living history. In the Tang Dynasty, it was the only passage and berth for exchanges between Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries. Up to now, there are still historical sites such as Korea Road Head and Silla Reef on the mountain. Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty, Lu You in Song Dynasty, Dong Qichang in Ming Dynasty and other famous people all went hiking. Celebrities, scholars and writers, or singing or writing poems, left a lot of precious poems and inscriptions;

Nearly 20 emperors in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties made a special trip to Putuo Mountain to worship Guanyin with heavy gifts in order to pray for national prosperity and security. Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and Kangxi, the holy ancestor of the Qing Dynasty, also summoned the eminent monks of Putuo Mountain many times, giving them gold, purple clothes, words and Buddhist scriptures with courtesy. Successive central leaders of New China also personally visited Putuo Mountain to inspect and guide the work. The favor of the five dynasties, the Millennium rejuvenation, and the incense of the Buddha country are prosperous, famous and broadcast far and wide.

4. Purdue sentient beings: (introducing Guanyin spirit)

Mount Putuo has become synonymous with Guanyin in people's minds. If the Statue of Liberty represents the western ideas of freedom, equality and the pursuit of individual liberation, then Guanyin in Putuo, Nanhai is the spiritual symbol of mercy, wisdom, benevolence and peace in the East. Guanyin Bodhisattva is a Mahayana sage who seeks Buddhism and Taoism intellectually, turns sentient beings down with sorrow, and feels him consciously. It is characterized by the compassion of saving the world by "not seeking happiness for oneself, but wishing all sentient beings can get rid of suffering". She made a vow with great compassion: even if one of all sentient beings is troubled by pain, I will not live in a happy world. Since the Bodhisattva took this oath, she gave up herself, rescued all sentient beings, bravely advanced, incarnated, saved the suffering, and treated all sentient beings with compassionate eyes, thinking what they thought and being anxious. In the eyes of Buddhist believers, Guanyin Bodhisattva became the savior to save all human suffering and won the title of "Great Mercy, Great Compassion, Great Relief, and Valuable Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva". Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's kindness is ".

5. The duration of the three incense in Putuo Mountain (introducing traditional customs)

Originated from the birth or enlightenment of Guanyin Yinghua. Every year, on February 19th, Guanyin Christmas Day, June 19th, and September 19th, Guanyin becoming a monk, Buddhists at home and abroad gather in Putuo Mountain from all directions to worship and attend the Dharma. It reached its climax in the early morning of the 19th, with 30,000 to 40,000 monks rubbing their shoulders one after another and worshiping the top of the Buddha in three steps. The scene was spectacular. At night, the lights and candles are brilliant and stay up all night, and there is a festive and lively atmosphere of the Buddhist grand event everywhere.

6. A Thousand Steps of Golden Sands (Introduction to Seaside Leisure)

In midsummer, the Buddha country is a cool world where one side can escape the summer, and it is surrounded by the sea and beautiful scenery; Jinsha stretches and white waves beat the shore; The sound of morning bells and drums and the sound of Sanskrit waves is full of the mysterious and unique color of the Buddha country. Hundreds of steps and thousands of steps of beach stretch for miles, such as a soft gold blanket laying across the coast. According to the Buddhist scriptures, the Dojo of Guanyin's view is paved with Jinsha, and when the Bodhisattva walks by, a lotus flower is planted one step at a time. Every summer, Baibusha Beach is crowded with tourists. Men and women, accompanied by each other, indulge in swimming between the yellow sand and white waves, return to nature, forget all the insults, and have fun with nature, and everyone is happy! Swimming, surfing, playing football, chatting, watching the sea, listening to the waves, walking, flying kites, watching the sunrise … enjoy the ecstasy of seaside leisure and realize the unique charm of Buddhist customs. On a clear night, walking through the sands of the Buddha country, the troubles disappear like smoke, which can be described as "the waves and shadows are looking for white, and the tide marks are blue;" Every heart is eliminated, and the yellow sand is clean and dusty. "

7. Sleeping Buddha at Sea (Introduction to Luojia Mountain)

Luojia Mountain is a sister island separated from Putuo Mountain by water, and it belongs to one of the important scenic spots in Putuo Mountain Scenic Area. From a distance, it looks like a reclining Buddha lying in the misty lotus ocean of the East China Sea. There are Wensi Pavilion, Shibeifang, Five Hundred Arhats Pagoda, Forty-eight Wishes Pagoda, Galapagos Temple, Yuantong Temple, as well as many Buddhist relics and tourist attractions such as Luojia Lighthouse and Luojia Crystal Palace. Legend has it that Guanyin Bodhisattva participated in Zen practice in this mountain very early, and after gaining the Tao, she jumped from Luojia Mountain to Zizhulin Mountain in Putuo to establish the Dojo, leaving an allusion of "Guanyin Jump". Since ancient times, Putuo Luojia has been called the same family. All pilgrims who worship Mount Putuo must go to Mount Luojia, so there is a saying that "the pilgrimage to Mount Putuo is not over until they reach Mount Luojia". It takes about 40 minutes to get there by boat from Duangu Daotou and cross the Lotus Ocean.

Putuo Luojia, the transliteration of the Brahma name POTALAKA, means the beautiful little white flower, which is the spiritual place where Guanyin Bodhisattva lives in Buddhism. She is located in the vast lotus ocean in the East China Sea east of Hangzhou Bay, with an area of less than 13 square kilometers.

8. Pan Tuoshi

Pan Tuoshi is the landmark landscape of Putuo Mountain, which is made up of two stones. The next boulder is called a rock, with a wide bottom and a sharp top. The boulder supported by it is called Tuo, with a flat bottom and a sharp top. Two stones seem to be disconnected, like a stone hanging on top of another stone, which is always in danger of falling, but it is as stable as a rock, motionless, and has always been so interdependent for hundreds of millions of years. With a small fulcrum given by nature, it has maintained a delicate balance in the storm and thunder, and it has become the most incredible wonder of Putuo Mountain.

9. Heart stone

I don't know when and who. On the way to Mount Putuo's Xitian Scenic Area, where I entered Xitianmen, someone carved a big heart. The heart word is very big, and the whole word can accommodate a hundred people, which can be said to be broad-minded; The heart word is very clean, and there are no other words around. The intentional engraver doesn't even leave his own name. The heart is plain and the face is facing the sky, which can be used as a mirror for the sun and the moon. Lang lang gan Kun, because of this heart, has feelings, knowledge, spirit, meaning, trouble and confusion; However, it is precisely because of this heart that we have wisdom, wisdom, kindness, sadness, consciousness and tact. In this world, as long as you have determination, carefulness, enthusiasm, confidence and perseverance, what is impossible? The ocean is wider than the earth, the sky is wider than the ocean, and the heart is wider than the sky.