Updated Mount Jiuhua (Jiuhuashan) Maps 2024/2025

As one of the most famous Buddhist mountain, Mount Jiuhua is a thriving Buddhist pilgrimage site. In order to help you understand more about its location, hiking route, temples, and nearby sites, we've selected some useful maps, including Mount Jiuhua China Map, Mount Jiuhua Hiking Map, Mount Jiuhua Tourist Map, etc. All Mount Jiuhua Maps are downloadable for free. Please make full use of them to plan your Mount Jiuhua Tour.

Mount Jiuhua Location Maps - Where Is Mount Jiuhua (Jiuhuashan)

Mount Jiuhua (117° 29′E, 30° 40'N), subordinate to Qingyang County (青阳县), Chinzhou (池州市), Anhui Province (安徽省), is located on the South Bank of the Yangtze River in the north, facing Huangshan Mountain in the south. It’s only about 120km away from the famous Huangshan Mountain (Yellow Mountain) and well-connected by high-speed train to Shanghai in the east (about 430km).

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Mount Jiuhua (Jiuhuashan) Tourist Maps

Known for the profound Buddhist culture, Mount Jiuhua attracts lots of tourists to take a devoted hike to the temples and peaks, and worship the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, etc. The maps of its major attractions and hiking routes with detailed distances are offered for your Mount Jiuhua pilgrimage!

▶ Useful Link: Mount Jiuhua Hiking

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Mount Jiuhua (Jiuhuashan) Transportation Maps

With Chizhou Airport and High-Speed Railway Station near Mount Jiuhua, Mount Jiuhua Scenic Area is well-connected from Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Hefei, Yellow Mountain, and other surrounding cities. After taking a high-speed train and flight to Chizhou, you can take a taxi or direct tourist bus to Mount Jiuhua with a driving distance of 30km to 40km. Since it is very close to Yellow Mountain, most tourists would travel to both of them. Besides traveling Mount Jiuhua alone, you are recommended to visit other places in Anhui or start your journey from Shanghai to explore Mount Jiuhua.

▶ Useful Links: Mount Jiuhua Transportation | Shanghai to Mount Jiuhua | Yellow Mountain to Mount Jiuhua

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How to Plan Your Mount Jiuhua Tour

No matter you’re a Buddhist follower or sightseeing tourist, 2 days is most suitable for a Mount Jiuhua tour. Detailed attractions and tour order can be flexibly arranged based on personal interest, time and energy.

If you specially visit Mount Jiuhua for Buddhist pilgrimage, then Buddhist temples are the must-visits. On your arrival day, you can visit the 99-Meter Golden Statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva at the north foothill. In and around Jiuhua Street, you can visit Huangcheng Temple - the first Buddhism temple of Mount Jiuhua, Incarnation Grand Hall which enshrines the flesh body of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Zhantanlin Temple with massive delicate carved architectures and Zhiyuan Temple - the largest temple with the most complete layout, etc. On the second day, you can get to Longevity Palace to worship the incarnation of famous Chinese monk Haiyu (Wuxia) and Heavenly Terrace Peak (Tiantai Peak) where the highest temple - Tiantai Temple lies.

✔ 2 Days Mount Jiuhua Buddhism Tour

If you’re also a traveler fascinated by natures and physical condition permits, then you can view charming mountain landscape in the Flower Terrace Scenic Area with a special Hanging Plank Road hiking experience.

✔ 2 Days Mount Jiuhua Scenic Hiking Tour
✔ 4 Days Mount Jiuhua Buddhism Tour with Shanghai Essence

After your Mount Jiuhua tour, Mount Huangshan, just 2 hours’ ride away, is a popular UNESCO World Cultural & Natural Heritage worth your exploration with another 2 days. Chinese ancient culture buffs also like to visit Hongcun, Xidi and other ancient Huizhou-style village around the Mount Huangshan. If time allows, you may extend trip further to Wuyuan and Jingdezhen in neighboring Jiangxi, Mount Putuo and other famous Buddhist mountains and many more major tourist destinations in China.

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Pilgrims in Incarnation Grand Hall Tiantai Temple on Heavenly Terrace Peak Dreamlike Scenery of Mount Huangshan

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