冰斗为冰川侵蚀产物，分布于雪线附近。九华冰斗是第四纪古冰川遗迹，为三面环山、后壁陡峻的半圆形洼地，出口有凸起的岩坎，呈匙状地形。九华冰斗内地势平坦，呈串珠状池塘谷地。化城寺为中心的佛教寺庙、徽派建筑顺九华冰斗谷地展布。

Jiuhua Cirque

The glacial cirque is an outcome of glacial erosion and appears near snow line. The Jiuhua cirque, supposed as the Quaternary glacier remains, is a semicircular depression with precipitous back wall on three sides in mountain and an entrance with a front convex rock step, and the whole shape is like spoon-shaped terrain. The Jiuhua cirques with flat interior distribute as toruliform pond valley. Buddhist temples and Huizhou-style architectures around Huacheng Temple distribute along the Jiuhua cirque valley.