"Little Wutai Mountain of Zhejiang" Two-Day One-Night Travel Guide

✅Recommended Itinerary ▪️Day1: First Exploration of Buddhist Land Zhujiajian Wugongzhi Pier → Putuoshan Pier → Puji Temple → Nanhai Guanyin Statue → Purple Bamboo Forest → Baibu Beach Sunset ▪️Day2: Seeking Enlightenment Amidst Mountains and Sea Foding Mountain Huiji Temple → Fayu Temple → Fanyin Cave → Luojia Mountain (optional) → Return Trip --- ### ✅Travel Tips 📍Puji Temple (🎫5 yuan incense ticket) ▪️Main temple of Putuoshan, the Guanyin Hall enshrines a male-form Guanyin. When making wishes, silently recite your name, birth date, and address; ▪️Arrive before 6:00 AM to participate in morning chanting (starts at 4:30), experiencing the Zen harmony of Buddhist chants and ocean tides. 📍Nanhai Guanyin Statue (🎫6 yuan incense ticket) ▪️33-meter bronze statue overlooking the East China Sea. Walk clockwise around the statue for blessings, and capture stunning backlit silhouettes at sunrise📸; ▪️Bring your own incense or purchase at the temple. Prices are higher at scenic area entrances, so buy in advance at your homestay. 📍Foding Mountain Huiji Temple (🎫5 yuan incense ticket, one-way cable car 40 yuan) ▪️Highest temple on Putuoshan. Test your devotion by climbing 1,088 steps, or take the cable car for a panoramic view of "Buddha's Summit Auspicious Clouds"☁️; ▪️The "One Dharma Gate" Guanyin Hall's white jade Child-Granting Guanyin is efficacious. Offerings of longan and red dates wrapped in red cloth are recommended. 📍Fayu Temple (🎫5 yuan incense ticket) ▪️Features Ming Dynasty imperial relics like the Nine Dragons Caisson Ceiling. In autumn, golden ginkgo and cypress leaves create perfect Hanfu photography backdrops; ▪️Vegetarian lunch served 10:30-12:00 (10 yuan/portion). Queue for meal tickets and avoid food waste. --- ✅Transport Guide 🚢Getting There ▪️High-speed rail to "Ningbo Station", then transfer to Zhujiajian Pier by bus (2 hours, 49 yuan). Take 25 yuan speedboat to Putuoshan; ▪️Drive to "Zhujiajian Wugongzhi Pier". Parking fee 6-8 yuan/hour. Overnight parking recommended at nearby free lots. 🚌Internal Transport ▪️Scenic buses (Routes 1/2, 5-10 yuan) connect major sites like Puji Temple until 17:00; ▪️Foding cable car stops at 17:30. Wear anti-slip shoes for descent – stone steps get slippery in rain. --- ✨Pro Tips - Best seasons: April-May for spring blooms, September-November for crisp autumn. Avoid crowds during Guanyin's Birthday (lunar 2/19); - Photography: Use slow shutter at Baibu Beach for silky waves, wide-angle for Huiji cable car cloudscapes. Fanyin Cave is most photogenic when tides meet light; - Avoid: Street fortune-tellers. Carry cash for incense tickets. Island seafood is 30% pricier than Shenjiamen; - Cultural note: Luojia Mountain (70 yuan round-trip, 25-min sail) is Guanyin's meditation site. Return by 9:00 AM to avoid being stranded. Two days journeying from dawn bellstartled egrets to dusk drum-accompanied tides, Putuoshan distills solemn Buddhist grandeur and ethereal landscapes into a pot of Zen tea – drink deeply, and find clarity in the aftertaste🕊️.