九华山地质公园,地处安徽省南部池州市,属北亚热带山地气候。公园面积139.7km2,最高海拔1344.4m。公园于2009年8月列为国家地质公园,2016年12月获得国土资源科普基地称号。九华山是中国自然与文化遗产地,是中国国家级风景名胜区,是中国佛教四大名山之一。九华因佛教而兴,佛教因山形而立。九华山地质公园突出的地学价值与文化价值是清晰、壮观、美丽的花岗岩复式岩体、大型花岗岩断块地貌与独有的富流体花岗岩结晶构造,它们集中展现了欧亚板块-太平洋板块碰撞产生的地壳深部硅镁层熔融岩浆与硅铝层熔融岩浆的混合特征和花岗岩断块地貌、古气候变化遗迹、北亚热带植被面貌。最为突出的是花岗岩地貌格局与佛教文化的融合景观与持续生存理念,以此享誉世界。九华山地质公园有山前景区(包括大铜像景区)、九华街景区、天台景区、花台景区、闵园景区、莲峰云海景区、九子岩景区、神龙谷景区、甘露寺景区、转身洞景区(未开放)等景区。
Jiuhuashan Geopark is located in Chizhou City of the southern Anhui Province of China and characteristic of the north subtropical zone. Its area is 139.7 km2 and the highest elevation is 1,344.4 m. It was ratified as a national geopark in August, 2009 and a Chinese science popularization base of land and resources in December, 2016. It is a national natural and cultural heritage site, a national park of China and one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China.Jiuhuashan is famous for Buddhism, and thanks to mountain shape, Buddhism stands for a long time. The outstanding geological significance and cultural significance are as follows: the clear, magnificent and beautiful granitic composite rock body, large-scale fault-block granitic landform and unique fluid-rich granite crystal structure, which display magmatic activities from sima melting to sial melting in deep crust caused by the collision of Eurasian plate and Pacific plate, granite fault-block landform, paleoclimatic changes and north subtropical vegetation. Jiuhuashan Geopark is well-known for the integration of granite landform and Buddhist culture, and the sustainable development concept. You can enjoy more than ten scenic areas in Jiuhuashan Geopark, such as Foothill Scenic Area (including Big Bronze Statue), Jiuhua Street Scenic Area, Tiantai Scenic Area, Huatai Scenic Area, Minyuan Scenic Area, Lianfeng Sea of Clouds Scenic Area, Jiuziyan Scenic Area, Shenlonggu Scenic Area, Ganlu Temple Scenic Area, Zhuanshen Cave Scenic Area.
九花台景区面积约10km2,以奇峰怪石、云海雾凇、花的海洋而著称,是九华山地质公园核心景区之一,是典型的高山游览区,其中中峰(大花台)海拔1299m。2014年,九华山地质公园被评为“中国最美地质公园”,花台景区是该称号的直观体现。景区是观察九华山“峰-丘-盆”地貌结构、认识花岗岩地貌和九华山断裂构造的最佳场所,是展示地质公园生态多样性以及自然风貌的主要区域。
景区的核心游览路线全长2.5km,其中1.3km为高空栈道,沿途奇峰突兀,松石乖巧。每年5月,该区山花遍布,游人如织。
Huatai Scenic Area covers an area of about 10km2. It is famous for strange peaks and peculiar stones, sea of clouds, rimes and sea of flowers. It is one of the core scenic areas of Jiuhuashan Geopark and typical alpine tour area. The altitude of Zhongfeng (Big Huatai) is 1299 m. In 2014, Jiuhuashan Geopark has been awarded as “The Most Beautiful Geopark in China”. Huatai Scenic Area is the representative of this title, a good place for observing the “mountain-hill-basin” geomorphological structure in Jiuhuashan and understanding the granite landform and Jiuhuashan Fault, it is also a main area for displaying the ecological diversity and natural scenery of Jiuhuashan Geopark. The core tour route of Huatai Scenic Area is 2.5 km long, of which 1.3 km is a high-altitude gallery road. There are grotesque peaks, strange stones and pines along the way. This area is full of flowers in May every year.
九华街景区是九华山地质公园的核心景区,坐落于具有古冰斗特征的山涧洼地。景区以化城寺为核心,东至插霄峰一带,西至月身宝殿,南至芙蓉峰,北至进山入口,面积约4km2。该区为平均海拔650m的串珠状池塘构成的山间盆地,串珠状池塘具有古冰斗遗迹特征。明清以来,为佛教信徒、商贾、文人、游客集散地。时至今日清代风貌犹存:老街店铺,寺庙林立,古迹众多;僧俗共处,佛商学农共荣;石板道穿街走巷连通寺院,是莲花佛国繁荣景象的最佳表现。九华街是九华山人文景观荟萃之地。
The Jiuhua Street Scenic Area is the core area of Jiuhuashan Geopark and located in an intermountain basin composed of toruliform ponds featured with a paleo-cirque. It covers an area of about 4km2 and the average elevation is 650 m. This scenic area centers on Huacheng Temple, east to Chaxiao Peak, west to the Flesh Palace, south to Furong Peak, and north to the ticket entrance. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasty, it has been a famous spot attracting Buddhist believers, merchants, scholars and tourists. The styles and features of the Qing Dynasty can be enjoyed in old street shops, numerous temples and historic sites. Monks and residents harmoniously coexist. Buddhism, business, study and agriculture prosper together. The old stone roads go across the old streets and lanes, connect the temples, which depicts a wonderful and prosperous scene of Buddhist Country of Lotus Flowers. The Jiuhua Street is the best place for enjoying cultural attractions in Jiuhuashan.
九华街景区是九华山地质公园游客集散地。在九华街景区周边有天台、闵园两大景区。
Jiuhua Street Scenic Area is the tourist center of the Jiuhuashan Geopark. And other two scenic spots can be also visited here, namely, Tiantai Scenic Area and Minyuan Scenic Area.
(1)天台景区
Tiantai Scenic Area
天台景区面积约8km2,是九华山地质公园海拔最高的游览区。景区内十王峰为九华山海拔最高的山峰(1344.4m),天台寺是九华山海拔最高的寺庙(1248m)。天台象形石群(观音石、大鹏听经石、金龟朝北斗、蜡烛峰等)、天台寺庙群(吊桥寺、观音寺、古拜经台、地藏禅林等)和天台摩崖石刻群,构成九华山地质地貌景观与人文景观融合的核心展示区。
Tiantai Scenic Area is the highest tourism area with an area of 8 km2 in Jiuhuashan Geopark. In this scenic area, Shiwang Peak is highest mountain with an altitude of 1344.4 m in Jiuhuashan, and the highest temple is Tiantai Temple with an altitude of 1248 m. The core exhibition area of the integration of geology, geomorphology and culture in Jiuhuashan is composed of three parts, namely, grotesquely-shaped rock group (Kwan-yin Stone, Roc hearing sutras Stone, Golden turtle facing the North Star, Candle Peak, etc.), temple group (Diaoqiao Temple, Kwan-yin Temple, Ancient Baijingtai, Dizang Temple, etc.) and cliff carving group.
(2)闵园景区
Minyuan Scenic Area
闵园景区面积约6km2。这是一个融自然景观与人文景观为一体的综合型游览区。山庄田园秀美,环境清幽,四季凉爽,空气新鲜,是疗养、度假和读书著作的佳境。景点有龙溪、怪石、竹海、凤凰古松、华严洞和20余座民居式尼庵。
Minyuan Scenic Area with an area of 6 km2 is a comprehensive tourist district where integrates natural landscapes with cultural landscapes. The idyllic scenery can be enjoyed: a fresh and beautiful countryside picture of villages, farming lands, hills, plant vegetation, quiet environment, cool four seasons, and fresh air. It is a good place for health, holiday and reading books. The attractions are Dragon Stream, peculiar stones, sea of bamboos, old phoenix pine, Huayan Cave and over 20 residential-styled nunneries.