Mt.Putuo

Putuo Mountain	Putuo Mountain

Putuo Mountain is situated on an island of Zhoushan Archipelago, Hangzhou Bay, Zhejiang Province. "Putuo" means "beautiful little white flower". It has been known as the "Mount Putuo of the South Sea" since the Yuan Dynasty. And it has been reputed as Sea-Heaven Buddha Kingdom for a long time.
Principal temples on Putuo Mountain include Puji Temple, Fayu Temple, and Huiji Temple, which are the largest ones among more than 20 extant temples in China. It became a Buddhist Sanctuary during the Tang Dynasty. An Indian Monk arrived there to cultivate his morals during the 847-860 Dazhong reign of Emperor Xuanxong of the Tang Dynasty. It was said that he personally attended lectures given by the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara who bestowed a seven-hued precious stone on him. Thus Mount Putuo became the holy place where Avalokitesvara made his female presence felt.
Mount Putuo is also the site of some famed stone caves, such as the Chaoyin, Chaoyang and Fanyin caves. Among them, the Chaoyin cave is the most breathbreaking. When the sea surges, water tumbles into the cave and bumps into the rocks inside with a thunderous roar, and looks like a madly gyrating dragon from a bird's-eye view.