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Putuo Shan
Putuo Shan
普陀山
p
tuóshān
Fu Quan
福泉山庄
fúquán shānzhuāng
Putuoshan Hotel
普陀山大酒店
p
tuóshān dàji
diàn
Putuo Shanzhuang
普陀山庄宾馆
p
tuóshānzhuāng
Ronglai Yuan Guesthouse
融来院
rónglái yuàn
Sanshengtang
三圣堂饭店
sānshèngtáng fàndiàn
Puji Temple
普济寺
p
jì sì
Duabao Pagoda
多宝塔
duōb
o t
Qianbu Sha
千步沙
qiānbù shā
Baibu Sha
百步沙
b
ibù shā
Chaoyang Dong
潮阳洞
cháoyáng dòng
Chaoyin Dong
潮音洞
cháoyīn dòng
Zizhu Temple
紫竹寺
z
z zhú sì
Guanyintiao
观音跳
guānyīn tiào
Huiji Temple
慧济寺
huìjì sì
Foding Shan
佛顶山
fód
d ng shān
Fayu Temple
法雨寺
y sì
f
f y
is the best hotel on the island, with prices to
match. Furniture in the classier rooms and
the dining areas is in traditional Chinese
style.
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Putuo Shanzhuang
Just south of the Sansh-
engtang
main building, a converted ancient
monastery overhung by giant trees, but
can use the small annexe across the
street, where the rooms are comfortable
enough, if slightly cramped. The genteel
owner speaks no English but is always
helpful.
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Sanshengtang
T
6091228. A
beautiful, relatively isolated and extremely
comfortable option set on the wooded
hillside opposite Puji Temple.
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Ronglai Yuan Guesthouse
In the middle of
town
T
0580/6091530,
F
0580/6091277,
F
6091140. On the eastern route from the
jetty to town, this is just a couple of
minutes due south of the centre along a
small path. Though the rooms themselves
are unremarkable, this is quite an attractive
place, styled like a temple. Note though
that they have an irritating habit of
attempting to surcharge foreigners by fifty
percent.
4
6091235. Walk
past Puji Temple to its eastern end,
through an arch, then turn left (north) up
the first alley. The alley first bends slightly
to the right, then seriously to the left (the
hotel is actually directly behind Puji Si).
Foreigners aren't allowed to stay in the
T
0580/6091262,
F
The island
The main
temples
on the island are in extremely good condition, recently
renovated, with yellow-ochre walls offsetting the deep green of the mature trees
in their forecourts. They're squarely geared up for tourism, each charging
around ¥8 to get in, though they are also frequented by plenty of pilgrims too.
As well as temples, two
caves
are firmly on the pilgrim circuit and there are
even a couple of
beaches
.
The two temples in the northern half of the island are conveniently connected
to the southern half by minibuses, which depart from the bus stop just southeast
of the central square in the town; there are minibuses between the temples as
well. The best way to get around, however, is to walk; you can do the two halves
of the island in two days.
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