A Must-Have Experience on a Trip to Jiuhua Mountain

To fully experience the local culture of Jiuhua Mountain, you must climb the mountain, worship Buddha, and enjoy a vegetarian meal.

As one of the Four Great Buddhist Mountains, Jiuhua Mountain is located in southern Anhui. It has four distinct seasons, a mild climate, and ample sunlight and rainfall, nurturing a rich variety of seasonal produce.

For a vegetarian experience on Jiuhua Mountain, we recommend the Sanjieyuan Vegetarian Zen Retreat. It features a Zen-style cuisine in the new Anhui-style health food tradition. It does not aim to stimulate your worldly taste buds but rather to enhance the karmic blessings on your tongue. Various seasonal ingredients are cooked in a way that maximizes their original flavors, with a greater emphasis on the taste of the ingredients themselves.