Once you come here, you'll want to become a monk, such is the Buddhist vibe of this holy city

"The Heavenly Mother connects to the sky horizontally, its might uproots the Five Sacred Mountains and overshadows the Red City. The Heavenly Platform is forty-eight thousand feet high, about to tilt down towards the southeast." ————Li Bai The birthplace of the Buddhist Tiantai Sect, the founding place of the Southern Taoist Sect The opening of Xu Xiake's travel notes, the endpoint of the Tang Poetry Road in eastern Zhejiang Tiantai County in Zhejiang's Taizhou is truly a treasure trove, known for its Buddhist and Taoist origins, and its stunning natural scenery. If you enjoy breathing in the mountain air, visiting famous mountains and ancient temples, and seeking out hidden gems, this place comes highly recommended. The Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area is divided into the Shiliang and Guoqing districts, with the main destination being the conventional Guoqing Temple area. ❇️【Recommended Attractions】 ⭐ Tiantai Mountain: Tiantai Mountain is free to visit, you can drive up the winding mountain roads, with many viewing platforms along the way to overlook the county town; ⭐ Guoqing Temple: An ancient temple from the Sui Dynasty, a national key cultural relic, free 5A. The birthplace of China's first Buddhist sect, the Tiantai Sect, and the ancestral home of the Tiantai Sect in Japan and Korea; famous monks like Hanshan, Shide, and Jigong; making wishes in the Kalan Hall is very auspicious! ⭐ Chicheng Mountain: Its might uproots the Five Sacred Mountains and overshadows the Red City, a small mountain with Danxia landforms; entrance fee is 25 yuan; ⭐ Tiantai Waterfall: As Li Bai's poem says, "The dragon pavilion and phoenix palace refuse to stay, soaring straight to Tiantai." The number one waterfall in China, with a drop of 325 meters and a width of 100. Entrance fee is 100; ⭐ Qiongtai Xian Valley: A granite canyon scenic area, famous for its peculiar peaks, strange rocks, flying springs, and green waterfalls; entrance fee is 50; can be visited together with the big waterfall, combined ticket is 130; ⭐ Tongbai Palace: The ancestral home of the mainstream Quanzhen sect of Taoism in the south, located on Tiantai Mountain's Tongbai Mountain, next to the Tongbai Reservoir; ⭐ Tiantai Museum: Precious cultural relics, 127 pieces (sets), from the Neolithic Age to the Tang, Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. ❇️【Travel Route Suggestions】 DAY1⃣: Guoqing Temple—Tiantai Museum—Tiantai Mountain drive—Tongbai Palace DAY2⃣: Tiantai Waterfall—Qiongtai Xian Valley 【Accommodation】 You can stay in the Tiantai county area, such as Tiantai Hotel, Radisson, Kaiyuan; more upscale options include Xingye, Lujing; 【Food】 Tuzao Tou (Xiyan Maodian), Yuqing Zhai, etc. 🚘Transportation Tiantai has a high-speed train station, if you're only visiting Guoqing Temple and the big waterfall scenic area, you can take public transportation Guoqing Temple take bus 5, big waterfall take bus 5/7 to Tiantai Mountain Visitor Center, then transfer to a scenic area bus. Overall, self-driving is the most convenient. · 🙆‍♀️I am Fei Shishi who loves to share and never stops moving 📸Passionate about capturing the beauty of travel with my camera ❤️Follow me🤩 🙌To provide you with more travel photo and fun strategy ·