What are the four major Foshan in China?

The four famous Buddhist mountains in China are Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang, Emei Mountain in Sichuan and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui.

1 Jiuhua Mountain, formerly known as Ling yangshan and Jiuzi Mountain, is one of the "Four Famous Buddhist Mountains" in China, located in Qingyang County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province, and is known as the "First Mountain in Southeast China".

2. Emei Mountain is located in Emei City, Leshan City, Sichuan Province, China. It is one of the "four famous Buddhist mountains" in China, with steep terrain and beautiful scenery. Known as "Emei is the best in the world". The top of the Buddha on the mountain is the highest, with an altitude of 3099 meters, which is more than 2700 meters higher than Emei Plain.

3. Zhejiang Putuo Mountain is a national key scenic spot, located at the mouth of Qiantang River and southeast of Zhoushan Islands, and is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China. The scenic spots include Putuo Mountain, Luojia Mountain and Zhujiajian Island Island, with a total area of 4 1.95 square kilometers.

Among them, putuo island 12.5 square kilometers, and Foding Mountain, the highest peak, is 292 meters above sea level. There is not only a long Buddhist culture here, but also a rich island scenery, which the ancients called "the Buddhist country of the sea and the sky" and "the first quiet place on earth"

4. Wutai Mountain, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key scenic spot, a national geological park and a dual national natural and cultural heritage, is one of the top ten famous mountains in China, four famous Buddhist mountains in China and five Buddhist holy places in the world. It is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, between 38 50'-39 05' north latitude and113 29'-13 44' east longitude, with a total area of 592.88 square kilometers.

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Wutai Mountain was famous in Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the Song Dynasty, monks from Japan, Indonesia, Nepal and other countries had contacts with Wutai Mountain. From the long history of Wutai Mountain, it is not difficult to see its special position among the four major Foshan.

It not only vividly and accurately records the renewal and development process of Buddhist culture in China, but also shows the brilliance and progress of Buddhist culture. Wutai Mountain is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China.

For thousands of years, it has attracted Buddhist monks and nuns, believers, laymen, friends, guests and distinguished guests from all over the world and China to visit, pay homage to and study in Wutai Mountain. However, it's a long way to Wutai Mountain, and the traffic needs more time to arrive. Therefore, a considerable number of tourists visit Wutai Mountain every year.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Famous Buddhist Mountains in China