Tiantai County

The origin of Buddhist and Taoist traditions, where Guoqing Temple on Mount Tiantai is the ancestral temple of the Tiantai school, and the Stone Bridge Waterfall and Huading cloud sea are captivating.

Tiantai County is in northern Taizhou, Zhejiang, named after Mount Tiantai and celebrated as the "origin of Buddhist and Taoist schools." Guoqing Temple is the ancestral temple of the Tiantai school of Buddhism, an ancient Sui-dynasty temple with a well-known Sui Plum tree; natural scenery such as the Stone Bridge Waterfall, Qiongtai Fairy Valley, and Huading is beautiful. The area is also an important stop on the "Tang Poetry Road of Eastern Zhejiang" and the hometown of Ji Gong. Spring azaleas and autumn foliage make those the best times to visit, and in winter you can see rime ice at Huading. You can reach it by bus or by driving via Taizhou or Hangzhou.

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