Gion Zen Temple, A Palace-Style Monastery Amidst Serene Nature

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Located in Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area, the transportation methods to Jiuhua Mountain are as follows: 1. Train station: After getting off at the train station, take the Chijiu or Chiqing County bus at the Chizhou Bus Station in front of the station to Jiuhua Mountain. 1) Chijiu Line: The final stop is Jiuhua Mountain (Kecun) bus station (about 50 minutes by bus), where you can transfer to the scenic area bus to Jiuhua Street (about 30 minutes by bus). 2) Chiqing Line: Take the Chiqing line towards Qingyang and get off at Wuxi station (about one hour by bus, 6 yuan fare), then transfer to a minibus to Qingyang-Jiuhua Mountain (Kecun Transfer Center) every 15 minutes, with a travel time of about half an hour and ticket fare of 4 yuan. Chizhou Train Station is about 50 kilometers from Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area. It costs about 100 yuan and takes about an hour by taxi from the train station to Jiuhua Mountain. 2. Long-distance Bus: Jiuhua Mountain Bus Station is located on Kecun Xinchang and is the stop for buses to Jiuhua Street, as well as the ticket sales office for Jiuhua Mountain. Jiuhua Mountain Bus Station operates nearly 30 bus lines to Tongling, Anqing, Wuhu, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, Yiwu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Huangshan, Chizhou, Qingyang and other places. 3. Transportation within the scenic area: 1) Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area implements internal traffic control. From Friday noon to Sunday afternoon, self-driving cars are not allowed to go up the mountain. They can only park in the Jiuhua Mountain New District parking lot and then transfer to the scenic area bus to go up the mountain. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid weekend periods as much as possible if you want to drive to the mountain. The parking fee standard for Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area is 10 yuan/car for vehicles entering the mountain and 40 yuan/car for overnight parking, or 25 yuan/car if not staying overnight. 2) Tricycles: In addition to walking, you can also choose tricycles in Jiuhua Mountain. There are generally two types of electric and manual ones, which can generally carry 2-3 people and cost about 3-5 yuan/person. 3) Scenic area bus: Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area is very large. There are scenic area buses running between Kecun and Jiuhua Street, as well as between major scenic spots in Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area. The ticket office is at Kecun Bus Station, and tourists can choose to purchase tickets. Each boarding point can only be boarded once, and the ticket will be perforated by a special person after boarding. It should be noted that there is no any return journey option between multiple boarding points, such as Kecun, Fenghuangsong, Tiantai Cableway (i.e., to Tiger Walk Villa), Yingxian Bridge (Jiuhua Street), and Huatai. For example, if the bus from Huatai only goes to Kecun, you must purchase another bus ticket to enter the mountain. Therefore, if you come out of Huatai, you must prepare for the procedures for the second entry into the mountain.