Late spring and early summer Mount Jiuhua nanny-level guide to praying for blessings

⛰️Just came back from soaking in the "spiritual energy" of Mount Jiuhua! The late spring and early summer in Mount Jiuhua is simply a battleground for the gods—a sea of clouds rolls over ancient temples, azalea waterfalls cascade down cliffs, and after nightfall, the Milky Way hangs low and is within reach! Just copy this nanny-level guide, and you're all set for the May Day holiday! · 🚗 Transportation Guide to Avoid Pitfalls 1⃣ Self-driving party: Navigate to "Jiuhuashan Tourist Service Center". Private cars are restricted during the May Day holiday. Self-driving parties can directly navigate to Jiuhuashan Tourist Service Center (parking fee is CNY 30/day), and then take the scenic shuttle bus (CNY 50 for a pass including 6 rides) to go up the mountain! 2⃣ High-speed rail party: After exiting Chizhou Station/Jiuhuashan Station, take the direct scenic bus (30–50 minutes direct, ticket price is CNY 50 including round trip). 3⃣ Mountain road warning: There are so many bends that you'll doubt your life, so those prone to motion sickness should prepare medicine in advance! · 🌄 Classic Route Planning Day 1⃣: Jiuhua Street Pilgrimage Walking Route 🌀Qiyuan Temple (the founding ancestral temple, popular yellow wall for photo ops) → Huacheng Temple (Jiuhuashan Museum, feeding pigeons) → Roushen Palace (walk around the pagoda 3 times clockwise, super effective for seeking marriage) → Zhantan Forest (three main halls for seeking career/health/academics) → Tonghui Zen Forest (Renyi Master's mummy hall) 🍜Lunch: Jiuhua Street vegetarian food, CNY 15 all you can eat (potato braised rice + stir-fried stone ear with eggs, so delicious you'll cry) 📸Hidden photo spot: The light and shadow on the red wall of Qiyuan Temple at 4pm is absolutely stunning, wear Hanfu for Tang-style blockbuster photos! - Day 2⃣: Tiantai + Huatai Natural Wonders Route 🌀Tiantai Cableway (15 minutes one way directly to Tiantai Temple, cliff temple + sea of clouds in the same frame) → Shiwang Peak (the highest point of Mount Jiuhua, the sea of clouds is surging like a fairyland) → Huatai Plank Road (360° ring mountain plank road, azalea flower sea + natural sleeping Buddha) 🌸Azalea flowering period: late April to early May, the cloud brocade azaleas are pink and white like rosy clouds, and the monkey head azaleas look like monkey heads! 🚶♀Hiking party: Tiantai Temple → Good Man Slope → Huatai Plank Road (1.5 hours, along the way there is a sea of flowers in the "Azalea Dock") - Day 3⃣: Dayuan Cultural Park + Stargazing Camping 🌀99m Dizang Holy Statue (free visit, take a sightseeing bus directly to the feet of the Buddha) → Minyuan Bamboo Sea (oxygen absorption and lung washing, encounter with small squirrels) → Phoenix Pine (millennial ancient pine check-in) 🌌Stargazing Guide: Stay overnight in a B&B in the Tiantai Scenic Area, and the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye after 10pm! The temperature difference at the top of the mountain is large, bring a down jacket + warm baby! · ✅Pilgrimage etiquette: 🔸Enter the hall through the side door, do not step on the threshold 🔸Light incense with your left hand, and insert the incense upright 🔸When making a wish, silently recite your name + address + birthday, sincerity is the key · 🏡[Accommodation recommendation, live in the scenery]——Jiuhuashan Champs Elysees · Li Garden Homestay (Roushen Palace Branch) - 🔹Location: Located next to Jiuhua Street, across the street from the famous Jiuhua Mountain Temple Roushen Palace, a 1-minute walk to Jiuhua Street, 2 minutes to the North Gate of Roushen Palace, 3 minutes to Huacheng Temple and Zhantan Zen Forest, and 5 minutes to Baisuigong and other national key temples 🔹Environment: A Zen culture + humanistic care + natural ecological garden homestay, with a view at every step in the store, step by step to create lotus flowers~ A quiet room, a cup of tea, quietly watching the clouds and stars, listening to the harmony of Sanskrit sounds and pine waves 🔹Facilities: There are swimming pools, viewing terraces, fresh flowers and green plants, Zen tea rooms, boxes, real fireplace areas, viewing areas, children's play areas and other spaces 🔹Service: There are exquisite afternoon teas, first-class viewing platforms, core scenic area locations, and authentic private dishes💯💯💯