公元794年，金乔觉圆寂，依浮屠之法，生殓缸内，葬于神光岭上。三年以后，僧徒围着殓缸造塔，又在宽阔的塔基上兴建殿字，殿顶与塔顶相接。这座“殿中有塔，塔中有缸，缸中有肉身”的殿宇，即著名的肉身宝殿。由赵朴初题额“行愿无尽”、钱其琛题额“山门”。
1000多年来，肉身宝殿虽有兴废，但迄今气魄非凡。肉身宝殿建于高台之上，石柱，红墙，铁瓦，汉白玉铺地，正门高悬“东南第一山”匾额。阶。殿中央七层木结构的“地藏塔”，塔基用汉白玉砌成。塔内供奉一百多尊地藏菩萨，正面供“金地藏”塑像，金骑着涉水如飞的“谛听”，左为他的弟子道明，右为道明的父亲闵公。因为道明先入空门，成为父亲的师兄。塔的前后安置着大大小小的地藏塑像，两侧是十殿阎罗拱卫而立。整个大殿庄严肃穆，连游人说话都轻声细语，或者以眼神示意。顺着雕梁画栋的走廊来到殿后，有一个半月形瑶台，墙上贴个大字“布金胜地”。每当地藏圆寂之日，国内外香客都到此朝拜进香和施舍。
祇园寺现为九华山惟一丛林寺院，由山门、天王殿、大雄宝殿、客堂、斋堂、库：、退居寮、方丈室、讲堂和藏经楼等十余座单体建筑组成，为典型组合式建筑。其山门偏离大殿中轴线，歪置山门颇有讲究，一是为了”辟邪”，二是门向朝着开山祖寺化城寺，风水先生费了一番思考。大雄宝殿琉璃碧瓦，翘角飞檐，地位十分突出。配殿去规整而散置，分别建在几处不同高度平台上。整个建筑回环曲折，结构精妙，气宇轩昂。院内古松挺立，花草丛生，亭台：阁错落有致，实为静修佳地。祇园寺前院墙有一条石刻”泰山石敢当”，说是为了辟邪镇妖，这缘个大字十分醒目，唯祇园寺独有。
祇园寺为国家级丛林大寺，我们首先参观祇园寺，说明我们与佛有缘。现在我们沿步行道南行，可以左、右观赏迷人的园秀色。你们看：这左边是插霄峰，青山翠绿，使人开颜悦目，富有活力之感；右边两个相连的放生池，夏天水满池、莲满池，水碧、花红、叶绿，给人以清新之感。
地质公园是以具有特殊地质科学意义，稀有的自然属性、较高的美学观赏、历史、文化价值的地质遗迹和景观的完整地理区域，并融合其它自然景观与人文景观于一体。它是人们观光旅游、探险科考、度假休闲、保健疗养、文化娱乐、走进自然的科学园地，融合地质多样性、生物多样性、文化多样性、资源多样性的保护利用，是地球科学研究、普及与资源保护利用的基地，是通过新产业、新就业、新收入支持社会可持续发展的新模式。至2018年，全球已经建立了140个世界地质公园，其中中国有37个。中国已建成207个国家地质公园。 九华山地质公园于2009年建设国家地质公园，2017年被列世界地质公园候选地。
Geopark, a complete geographical area where there are some geo-heritages with special geological scientific significance, rare natural properties, higher aesthetic value, historical value and cultural value, integrated with other natural and human landscape. It is a scientific garden for sightseeing and tourism, exploration and inspection, vacation and leisure, health treatment, cultural entertainment and being closer to nature. It integrates protection and utilization of geodiversity, biodiversity, cultural diversity and resource diversity. It is also a base of geoscientific study, popularization and resource protection and utilization. Its goal is to promote sustainable development by making new industry, new employment, new income for both residents and communities. By 2018, 140 UNESCO Global Geoparks have been approved in the world, of which 37 are in China. 207 National Geoparks have opened to the public in China.Jiuhuashan Geopark was ratified as a national geopark in 2009 and became a candidate for UNESCO Global Geopark in 2017.
化城寺为九华山开山祖寺，创建于公元401年，是九华山寺院的“总丛林”，现为国家重点寺院，为国家文保单位。化城寺坐落在九华冰斗内，沿溪流而建，南向芙蓉岭，插霄峰雄踞于东，神光岭起伏在西，虎形诸峰环绕于北，四山环绕如莲花群峰。该寺庙为四进院落式建筑，分门厅、大雄宝殿、后进和藏经楼，总面积3500平方米。寺门前为圆形广场，广场中间有一个月牙形的放生池，连通九华街溪流。 化城寺部分辟为九华山历史文物馆，内藏各种经卷、佛具、圣旨、玉玺和书画，共一千余件，其中有不少属于稀世珍品。
Huacheng Temple
Huacheng Temple was founded in A.D. 401 and the oldest temple as a pioneer temple in Jiuhuashan. It is a national key-protected temple and cultural relic unit. It is located in Jiuhua glacial cirque and faces Furong Ridge in the south, Chaxiao Peak in the east, Shenguang Ridge in the west and Huxing Peak in the north. which seems a spectacular landscape of the lotus peaks. Huacheng temple with a total area of 3500 m2 is a courtyard architecture composed of four parts, i.e. entrance hall, Daxiong Hall, back hall, and the Sutra Depository. There is a round square in front of the temple and there is a free life pond in the middle of the square and flowing into the Jiuhua streams.
The Huacheng Temple is also the Jiuhuashan historical relic hall which owns over 1000 pieces of collections including all kinds of scriptures, Buddhist instruments, imperial edicts, imperial seals, paintings and calligraphies
具有1千多年世界影响的九华佛教圣地申请世界地质公园就是为了传播和实践地质公园支持社会可持续发展的理念，弘扬九华山蕴藏的地质与文化和谐的思想和技术，发现与保护独特的地球科学价值景观，创造地质与文化和谐、社区居民游客安康的模范地质公园。九华山地质公园的独特价值是：具有完整的“峰-丘-盆”花岗岩地貌，它是展现花岗岩断块地貌的杰出范例；东亚板块内陆陆碰撞的岩浆特征的五种岩浆岩，是研究岩浆混合作用的最佳窗口，认知富流体酸性岩浆结晶构造（晶洞花岗岩）的模式地。拔地而起的山峰与丘陵、盆地地貌结构创造了形态各异的花岗岩石峰、丰富多样的生物与水资源，是九华山文明的源泉与载体。九华山是“山、水、田、林、佛”和谐的生命共同体，九华因佛教而兴，佛教因山形而立。通过地质公园，尤其是世界地质公园的创建，可以更好的发现、保护、传播九华山独特的地质遗迹景观科学知识，巩固发扬悠久的自然与文化的和谐理念，创新资源利用方式，服务社区居民福祉。“保护九华山、认识九华山、发展九华山”，落实世界地质公园目标。Jiuhuashan, the Buddhist holy land with world influence for more than one thousand years, applies for a member of UNESCO Global Geopark to propagandize and practise an idea of geopark supporting sustainable development, to carry forward thoughts of harmony between Jiuhuashan geology and its culture, to discover and protect the unique landscapes with geoscientific value, to build a model geopark where geosciences are harmonious with culture, and residents, monks and tourists.The unique significance of Jiuhuashan Geopark could be summarized as follows: (1) A complete granite geomorphologic structure of mountain-hill-basin, which is an outstanding example of a spectacular large-scale fault-block granite landform; (2) Five types of typical magmatic rocks demonstrate the crustal magmatic activities of the intercontinental collision within the East Asian plate, especially magma mingling and fluid-rich acidic magmatic crystallization (miarolitic granite). (3) The geomorphological structure composed of towering granite mountains, hills and basins has created various granite peaks, abundant biodiversity and water resources, making the Jiuhuashan a birth place and carrier of Jiuhuashan culture.Jiuhuashan is an united life community of mountain, water, field, forest and Buddha. Jiuhuashan is famous for Buddhism, and thanks to mountain shape, Buddhism stands for a long time. By building geopark, especially creating Jiuhuashan Global Geopark, Jiuhuashan Geopark discovers and protects unique geological heritages and landscapes, promotes related geological knowledge, consolidates and carries forward harmonious life between nature and culture by utilizing resources innovatively for well-being of community residents. As a clangorous slogan says, Protect Jiuhuashan, Understand Jiuhuashan, Develop Jiuhuashan. Finally, achieve the goal of being a member of UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.
舒溪，源出九华山天华峰西坡，自东向西依次穿越山地、丘陵、盆地三大地形区，最后流入九华河，全长15千米。舒溪融合周边的山形地貌，构成了一幅由奇峰峻岭、嶙峋怪石、纵横深涧、飞泻银瀑所组成的山水画卷。两岸居民祖祖辈辈与舒溪相伴，依舒溪生存，为舒溪赞美。舒溪是一条生命之溪，又是一条旅游观光、徒步探险之溪。
Originating from the western slope of Tianhua Peak, the Shuxi Stream of 15 km in length flows across the mountain, hill and basin, and finally into Jiuhua River. The Shuxi Stream catchment is a spectacular painting of landscape consisting of peaks, steep mountains, jagged rocks, valleys, pouring waterfalls and plant vegetation. The local residents survive here generation after generation, live on the stream, praise it. Now Shuxi Stream is a stream of tourism, sightseeing and expedition.
上禅堂建筑有山门殿、大雄宝殿、韦驮殿、客堂、寮房等。
上禅堂旁侧有金沙泉，水质清沥。据传唐时还曾植有数株金钱树，大诗人李白用金沙泉水酿金钱树叶为酒，味极甘醉，誉为“九华三宝”之一，被后世传为佳话。
古人游上禅堂，称其有“三最”：即“九华香火甲天下，惟上禅堂最贫；风景惟上禅堂最佳；院宇惟上禅堂最丽。”现已被“最幽、最丽、最佳”所代替而名闻佛山。
1983年，上禅堂被定为汉族地区全国重点寺院。现任住持为释果卓。
九华山地质公园有小型的次生地质灾害，包括小型崩塌体和泥石流堆积等。本处为崩塌隐患治理点。该隐患点是在修路过程中引起的岩体不稳定。为防止崩塌的发生，实施了消除松动岩石，并加固斜坡，挂置防护网等工程措施。同时由广胜村负责对该隐患点进行巡查和监测工作。
In the Jiuhuashan Geopark, there are some small-sized secondary geohazards including little collapses and debris flows. Here is a collapse control site. The collapse is caused by road construction. In order to prevent collapse, some engineering measures have been taken, such as removing loose rocks, reinforcing slopes and installing protective screening. Guangsheng Village is responsible for patrolling and monitoring the collapse here.
位于东崖西麓，九华街东南端，安徽省重点寺院。始建于清初，为化城寺东序寮房之一。1988年住持比丘尼仁义重修，恢复道场，香火日盛。该寺坐东朝西，由5座民居式殿宇组成，新建有宫殿式大雄宝殿。依山就势，高低错落，翠绿拥抱，环境清幽。比丘尼仁义，俗姓姜名素敏，1911年生，辽宁沈阳人。自幼与佛有缘，幼年时边读书边到庙里听诵经，能背诵《心经》、《大悲咒》。年轻时潜心医学，主攻中医针灸。1940年到五台山出家，法名仁义。
1950年报名参加中国人民志愿军，援朝抗美，战地行医。1953年回国后，从事医疗工作。1982年再赴五台山受具足戒。1985年朝礼九华，后又云游四方。1995年返回九华山，住持通慧庵。1995年11月28日圆寂（85岁），其徒思善遵嘱将遗体坐缸存放，1999年1月开缸，肉身完好，现涂漆供奉。比丘尼成金刚不坏之身，惟九华山独有，引起社会轰动。仁义师太生前由一名大家闺秀成为医生、军人、尼姑，直至不腐肉身，加之她参军卫国、行医济世、乐善好施等不凡经历，成为九华山众口皆碑的传奇式人物。
花岗闪长岩
花岗闪长岩是地下岩浆在地壳深层3千米以下，缓慢冷却形成的火成岩，属深成岩。因其含有相对丰富的角闪石和斜长石，得名花岗闪长岩，它颜色黑白相杂。九华山的花岗闪长岩是在1.4亿年前由太平洋板块和欧亚板块碰撞，引起岩浆上涌冷却后形成，它主要分布在九华山脉两侧，构成青阳岩体。
Granodiorite
The granodiorite is a plutonite resulting from the slow condensation and crystallization of magma produced inside the crust of 3000 m depth. The name of granodiorite is because of abundant black hornblende and white plagioclase. The granodiorite in Jiuhuashan was the condensed product of magma caused by the collision of the Pacific Plate with the Eurasian Plate 140 million years ago. It constitutes the main part of Qingyang rock body and can be found at the foot of the Jiuhuashan range.
正长花岗斑岩
正长花岗斑岩，是岩浆在近地表冷却形成的火成岩，属浅成岩。它因具有斑状的钾长石晶体，所以称为正长花岗斑岩，颜色肉红。它是1.2亿年前岩浆上涌并穿插到花岗闪长岩岩体内，形成岩墙或岩脉，它主要分布在九华山甲子岭到方家里一带。
Syenogranite Porphyry
Syenogranite porphyry, a hypabyssal rock, is an igneous rock formed by condensation of magma near to the surface. It is of flesh pink color and contains porphyritic potassium feldspar crystals. The dyke was formed by magma upwelling and intruding into the granodiorite rock body 120 million years ago. It can be found mainly in the Jiaziling-Fangjiali area in Jiuhuashan Geopark.