This was my first trip to Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province. I arrived in the evening, having booked an airport pick-up a few days in advance. I stayed at the Vienna International Hotel. The next morning, after breakfast at 6:50 AM, I left my winter coat and other belongings at the hotel reception, checked out, and began my day's itinerary.
I took the sightseeing bus within the scenic area to Yingxian Bridge Station. After walking about 200 meters, I took the cable car to Baishui Palace. After praying, I took the cable car down the mountain and visited Zhiyuan Temple and Huacheng Temple. I touched the thousand-year-old stone lions at the entrance, went to the meditation hall to receive holy water from Guanyin, and walked along the ancient path to the Hall of the Corpse's Body. I offered incense, circumambulated the hall, and recited the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra. We descended from the North Gate, shared a car to Datiantai Temple, and ate a bar of chocolate in the car to replenish our energy. We took the cable car up, then climbed about 1000 steps to Datiantai Temple to pray for blessings. We ate another bar of chocolate to replenish our energy again, took the cable car down, and then a sightseeing bus back. We got off at Dayuan Cultural Park, took a sightseeing bus within the park to the Bodhisattva statue, climbed 88 steps to the Bodhisattva's feet, touched the Buddha's feet, and happily took the sightseeing bus away. We took a taxi back to the hotel to retrieve our stored belongings and had dinner. We stayed near the airport, having pre-booked a car, and flew away the next morning.