Chizhou · Jiuhua Mountain | Wander through a snowy painting at the mountain peak

Chizhou · Jiuhua Mountain | Wander through a snowy painting at the mountain peak The best time to enjoy snow at Jiuhua Mountain is from December to March After the first snowfall ☃️ This place has already turned into a world draped in silver 🌨 - 🌈 Enjoy the beautiful scenery: 1️⃣ On the way to the Tiantai, you can witness the spectacle of rime ice hanging between the trees, resembling jade trees and silver flowers. The winter beauty of the sea of clouds and rime ice is stunning and dazzling 2️⃣ In the Huatai scenic area, you can stroll along the skywalk, experiencing the changing scenery with every step, with ice flowers, ice needles, ice edges, ice waterfalls, and ice beads covering the mountains 3️⃣ Wander through the ancient streets and alleys of Jiuhua Street, enjoy the fun of ice and snow, a bit commercialized, but this season you can experience the slow life of Jiuhua Mountain - 1⃣️ Order of worshiping Buddha ▪️Giyō Zen Temple—Min Palace—Great Compassion Scriptures at Sandalwood Forest—Upper Zen Hall—Moon Body Palace—Dragon Hermitage—Hundred-Year Palace—Flesh Body Palace—Sweet Dew Temple—Amitabha Hall—Transformation Temple 2⃣️ Jiuhua Mountain Buddhist worship etiquette ▪️Bathe and cleanse before worshiping—Do not eat meat or pungent food before worshiping—Dress neatly and behave courteously—Enter the temple—Do not tamper with Buddhist instruments—Incense burning rituals—Buddha worshiping rituals—Read scriptures with respect—Speak with propriety—Listen to scriptures with respect—Meal rituals - 3⃣️ Offering incense: ❶ Take three identical sticks of incense from the free incense area ❷ After lighting them, hold the incense in your right hand, your left hand over your right, at a 45-degree angle upwards, hands higher than your nose and mouth ❸ While holding the incense, chant offerings to the Buddhas, Dharma, and Sangha of the ten directions and all three times, bow three times towards the main hall, and then insert the incense into the incense burner - 4⃣️ Transportation ❶ 🚄 High-speed train (Chizhou Station) Approximately 48 kilometers from Jiuhua Mountain scenic area ❷ ✈️ Airplane (Chizhou Jiuhua Mountain Airport) Approximately 50 kilometers from Jiuhua Mountain scenic area - 5⃣️ Equipment strategy ❶ 1-2 sets of spare clothes, hiking shoes/non-slip shoes, down jackets, fleece jackets, hand warmers, ❷ ID card, a small amount of cash ❸ Hats, gloves, scarves, ice grips, walking sticks ❹ Chargers, spare power sources, cameras ❺ Water, dry food, snacks, paper, etc. ❻ Outdoor sunscreen, umbrella, toiletries, U-shaped pillow, thin blanket - 6⃣️ Costs Scenic area entrance ticket: 160/person, half price for student ID, teacher ID, military ID, etc. (⚠️ A discounted price of 140 yuan will be implemented from November 15 to January 14 every year) Scenic area bus: 50/person round trip Cable car: One-way 85/person, round trip 160/person - 7⃣️ Dining Coming to Jiuhua Mountain, it would be a pity not to try the local specialty cuisine 😭 We recommend our own restaurant—Huahong Hui Cuisine 🙋‍♀️ No feast is complete without 'soup' 🏠 Mutton soup, three-fresh soup, delicious and stomach-warming 🍲 Authentic and very tender Enjoy both soup and meat 🙋‍♀️ The soup base is very fresh, and there's plenty of ingredients inside 🍲 Drinking several bowls of this soup in winter, one feels completely healed 👭 - 🏠Restaurant name: Huahong Hui Cuisine 📍Address: No. 99, West Side of Rongxi South Road, Rongcheng Town, Qingyang County, Chizhou, Anhui Province❗- ❗❗️Two suggestions: 1️⃣ It's best to stay on the mountain of Jiuhua Mountain, as it's more convenient for traveling, praying, and hiking. When tired, you can quickly return to the hotel to rest, as it's quite cold 2️⃣ Non-slip shoes are very important, the temperature on the mountain is lower than at the foot of the mountain, so wear thick clothes, bring hats and gloves, and make sure to keep warm