Travel Guide to Mount Wutai Scenic Area
Scenic spot introduction:
Mount Wutai is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, along with Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, and Mount Putuo in Zhejiang. It is a Chinese Buddhist and tourist attraction, and is listed as the first of the top ten famous summer resorts in China. Mount Wutai is located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, China, 230 kilometers from the provincial capital Taiyuan. In 2009, it was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as a cultural landscape.Mount Wutai is named because its five peaks are like five pillars that rise from the ground, and the tops are flat like terraces. It is also called Qingliang Mountain because the climate on the mountain is mostly cold and it is still hot in midsummer. Mount Wutai is full of strange peaks and cliffs, and it ranks first among the four famous Buddhist mountains for its long history and culture and large-scale temple complexes.
As the only Buddhist temple in China that combines Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism, Mount Wutai has countless religious artworks in its temples, including Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, attendants, donors, and guardian gods, as well as Confucianism, Taoism, local beliefs, emperors, generals, monks, and lay people. The constant Buddhist activities throughout the year have made this place a real Buddhist world. In midsummer, tourists from home and abroad come here to visit, burn incense, and worship Buddha.
Attractions distribution:
Mount Wutai is surrounded by five peaks, including East Peak, West Peak, South Peak, North Peak, and Central Peak. There are 95 temples with relatively complete buildings in Mount Wutai, including 6 national key cultural relics protection sites, 15 provincial key cultural relics protection sites, and the rest are county-level key cultural relics protection sites. From the perspective of religious activity sites, there are 11 temples that have been announced as national key temples: Xiantong Temple , Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) , Bodhisattva Peak , Rahu Temple , Shuxiang Temple , Bishan Temple , Golden Pavilion Temple , Guangzong Temple , Guangren Temple , Dailuoding , Guanyin Cave .Scenic spot qualifications:
National 5A scenic spot, world cultural heritageScenic spot features:
Photography, hiking, summer vacation, famous mountainsScenic spot map:
Transportation
Scenic spot location:
China > Shanxi Province > Xinzhou City > Wutai County
How to get there:
1. There are more than ten buses from Taiyuan to Mount Wutai, the earliest one is at 7:00 and the latest one is at 4:30 pm; the bus departs from East Passenger Station at 7:00 am, the fare is 57 yuan, and arrives at Mount Wutai Long-distance Bus Station at 12:00 noon. There is one bus every hour.
2. From Xinzhou to Qutaishan, there are two direct buses from the East Bus Station (opposite to Xinzhou Railway Station) at 5:30 and 6:00 every morning. Taihuai Town The journey takes more than 3 hours and the ticket is about 40 yuan; Xinzhou North Bus Station has a direct train to Taihuai Town There are buses to Wutai County every half an hour from the North Station, and then you can transfer from the county seat to Taihuai Town .
3. Take a bus from Beijing to Mount Wutai. The bus departs from Beijing Liuli Bridge at 8:30 in the morning. The fare is 132 yuan per person (plus one yuan for insurance). Arrive at Mount Wutai Long-distance Bus Station at 3:20 in the afternoon. Vehicle type: Jinlong luxury bus. The bus departs from Beijing Liuli Bridge at 4:30 in the afternoon. The fare is 132 yuan per person (plus one yuan for insurance). Arrive at Mount Wutai Long-distance Bus Station at 10:00 in the evening. Vehicle type: Jinlong luxury bus (the bus has been stopped during the off-season).
Scenic area map:
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Tickets
Shanxi Wutai Mountain Ticket Price:
1. The ticket price for Mount Wutai Scenic Area is 168 yuan/person in the peak season and 120 yuan/person in the off-season.
2. The peak season is from April 1 to October 30; the off-season is from November 1 of the current year to March 31 of the following year.
3. Ticket prices for surrounding attractions:
Shuxiang Temple : 0 yuan, Daguangming Temple: 0 yuan, Rahu Temple : 4 yuan, Jifu Temple : 4 yuan, Zhenhai Temple : 4 yuan, Yuanzhao Temple: 5 yuan
Bishan Temple : 6 yuan, Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) :10 yuan, Dailuoding : 8 yuan, Xiantong Temple :10 yuan, Bodhisattva Peak :10 yuan
Ticket discounts:
1. Students, disabled persons and senior citizens over 60 years old can enjoy half-price discount with their vouchers.
2. Children (under 1.2 meters in height), active military personnel, disabled revolutionary soldiers, seniors aged 70 and above (including 70 years old), and monks and nuns in temples (with ordination certificates) are exempt from tickets.
3. Journalists, writers at or above national level, photographers, travel agency managers, tour guides and group drivers are exempt from tickets with their certificates.
Scenic area opening hours:
6:30-20:00 (Temple opening hours are not very strict, usually open at dawn and close at sunset)
Travel Tips
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travelling guideline:
Two-day pilgrimage tour: Although two days of touring Mount Wutai is a bit rushed, you can still visit some important temples:
Route 1: Bodhisattva Peak → Xiantong Temple → Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) → Shuxiang Temple
Route 2: Wuye Temple → Dailuoding
The three-day tour of worshipping Buddha can basically visit all the major temples in Wutai Mountain in three days. This itinerary is moderate in intensity and is more suitable for most leisure travelers:
Route 1: Dailuoding → Yuanzhao Temple → Bodhisattva Peak → Xiantong Temple → Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) → Shuxiang Temple → Jifu Temple
Route 2: Qingliang Temple → Golden Pavilion Temple → Longquan Temple → Nanshan Temple → South Terrace → Zhenhai Temple
Route 3: Dongtaiding → Xitai → Bishan Temple
In four days, you can explore all the special features of Shanxi, visit Wutai Mountain, Pingyao, Hukou Waterfall, see the Yungang Grottoes, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Shanxi.
Five-day tour of Shanxi characteristics:
Route 1: Linfen → Hukou Waterfall
Route 2: Linfen → Qixian → Pingyao → Taiyuan
Route 3: Taiyuan → Mount Wutai
Route 4: Mount Wutai → Datong
Route 5: Datong → Yungang Grottoes
Wutai Mountain’s special snacks: stir-fried mushrooms with meat slices, stir-fried mushrooms, traditional dishes such as chicken stewed with mushrooms, shredded mushrooms, and fried yam skin, which are all refreshing and not greasy.
Activities in Mount Wutai Scenic Area:
Tiaobuza: An important Buddhist activity held by the Yellow Sect in Mount Wutai around the 15th day of the sixth lunar month every year.
Mule and Horse Fair: In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, monks from all over the world gather here. Taihuai Town Perform rituals and chant sutras.
Wutaishan Buddhist Cultural Festival: A large-scale festival will be held from August 21 to September 21
Tour route:
Mount Wutai Archway → Tayuan Temple (Big White Pagoda) → Sutra Hall → Xiantong Temple → Lingfeng 108 kicks → Bodhisattva Peak → Go down the mountain → Guangzong Temple → Yuanzhao Temple → Rahu Temple → Taihuai Town .
Best time to visit:
July-August
Shopping recommendations:
Famous specialties include Tai mushrooms, Tai inkstones, Baode oil dates, Chengni inkstones, Daixian paper-cutting, Daixian polished lacquerware, Fanshi astragalus, Hequ red fruit, Yellow River carp, Jianglong wooden walking stick, wooden bowls, Shujin powder, Tai Codonopsis pilosula (the treasure among Codonopsis pilosula), and Tongchuan pears.
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