Old photos of Mount Putuo in Zhejiang from 1876-1895

Putuo Mountain is located in an island among 1390 islands of the Zhoushan Islands about 100 nautical miles east of Hangzhou Bay, Zhejiang Province. It looks like a black dragon lying on the sea and covers an area of nearly 13 square kilometers. It faces Shenjiamen of the Zhoushan Islands across the sea, known as“ Haitian Buddhist Kingdom&rdquo& ldquo; Nanhai Holy Land” It is called. Putuo Mountain, Wutai Mountain in Shanxi Province, Emei Mountain in Sichuan Province, and Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province are known as the four famous mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It is a Taoist temple for Guanyin Bodhisattva to educate all living beings&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;

普陀山位于浙江杭州湾以东约100海里的舟山群岛1390个岛屿中的一个小岛，形似苍龙卧海，面积近13平方公里，与舟山群岛的沈家门隔海相望，素有“海天佛国”、“南海圣境”之称。普陀山与山西五台山、四川峨眉山、安徽九华山并称为中国佛教四大名山，是观世音菩萨教化众生的道场。 ​​​​