Located on the Lianhua Ocean of Zhoushan Archipelagos the east of  Hangzhou GuIf,Mount Putuo covers an area of only 12.5 square kilometers. There are many wonderful scenic sites on the island,including" Temples and Nunneries¡±£¬¡°Golden Sands"," Exotic Rocks","Tide Sounds and "Mirage" which are called Five Putuo Beauties, and" Lotus Pool¡¯s Night","Pant o Evening GIow"," Duanyin Sacred Site" etc. Which are called Ten Famous¡¯ Sites. So it is known as ¡°the Buddhist Kingdom amidst the Sea and Sky"

It is one of China¡¯s four Buddhist Sacred Mountains has a long history in 916 A.D. it began toenshrine Guanyin ,and in1214,it was designated to perfom Buddhist rites especially enshrining Guanyin.The main scenic spots are three large temples named PujiFayu and HuijiPurple Bamboo Forost Da Cheng Monastery Guanyins Footstep and mount Luojia. There are Over 50O monks and nuns In the mountain. And pilgrims over one million every year. On Guanyins Three Festivals(19th of Februarv, June and September In Chinese lunar calendar),pilgrims gather here like tide

Mount Putuo proves itself to be a famous Buddhist mountain and tourist resort.