Putuoshan Mountain Picture

Putuo Mountain is known as where Buddhist country amidst sea and sky. Putuo means "Potalaka" in Chinese and it is the place where Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) resides according to the Buddism. It is also referred to as “Oceanside paradise and Buddhist realm'” and as “The first sacred place in the world”. In addition, Putuoshan is not only the national center of Guanyin pilgrimage, but also the international pilgrimage center of Guanyin of the South Sea. Putuoshan (Putuo Mountain) is located on one of the Zhoushan Islands in eastern Zhejiang Province, and covers an area of 12.5 sq. km with mountain ranges in the northwest, and beaches in the southeast. Its circumference is only 33 km. It has 3000 to 4000 inhabitants of who about 1000 are monks and nuns. The largest buildings are four-storey tall. Most are two-storey and in old architecture. The island is famous for its old religion culture and unique island scenery. There are many wonderful scenic sites on the island, including temples, nunneries, beaches, exotic rocks, etc. Putuoshan is one of the four Buddhist Mountains of China. Others are Wutaishan, E'meishan and Jiuhuashan…