Chizhou

Home to Jiuhua Mountain, a famous Buddhist mountain, Chizhou has tranquil scenery, and the Qiupu River and Guniujiang primeval forest are great choices for eco-tourism.

Chizhou lies in southern Anhui on the south bank of the Yangtze and is an eco-tourism city along the river. Jiuhua Mountain is one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China and the bodhimanda of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, with temples everywhere and burning incense. Guniujiang in Shitai County preserves large tracts of primeval forest, while the Qiupu River is famous from Li Bai's poems. Spring and autumn are the best seasons for hiking, and around the 30th day of the seventh lunar month Jiuhua Mountain holds the Ksitigarbha Dharma Assembly. You can arrive via Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport or high-speed rail, and combining the trip with Huangshan, Anqing and other places is easy.

Destinations

• Mount Jiuhua
• Shitai
• Anqing City

Itineraries

• Southern Anhui in the Footsteps of Li Bai – From Caishiji to Jingting Mountain, Taohuatan, Mount Jiuhua, and the Qiupu River, explore the southern Anhui of Li Bai'…
• Southern Anhui Landscapes & Ancient Villages Grand Loop – Depart from Hefei to loop through Mount Jiuhua, Guniujiang, Mount Huangshan, the six counties of Huizhou, and Taohuatan.
• Three Sacred Mountains: Jiuhua, Huangshan, and Qiyun – Begin with Buddhist sites at Jiuhua Mountain, cross Taiping Lake to climb Huangshan and stay at the summit, then visit…
• Dabie Mountains, Mount Tianzhu & Anqing Self-Drive – Traverse the Dabie Mountains in western Anhui, climb Baimajian and Mount Tianzhu, and enjoy Huangmei Opera in Anqing.