The mountain of Putuo, a small island of Zhoushan Island, lies to the east of Hangzhou Bay of Zhejiang Province about 100 knots. The area of the whole island is about 12.5 sq. km., and it is about 8.6 kilometers from the north to the south, about 3.5 kilometers from the east to the west. Besides, the highest point of the mountain is about 283 meters above the sea level.
Mt. Putuo covers an area of only 12.5 sq. km. while its circumference is only 33 km. There are about 3000 to 4000 inhabitants, about 1000 of who are monks and nuns.
In China, Mt.Putuo is one of the four big buddhist mountains, which are Mt. Wutai, Mt. E'mei and Mt. Jiuhua.The four Chinese Buddhist Mountains are believed to be dominated by a major Buddha respectively, and Mt. Putuo is regarded as the sacred mountain of Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, and so the statue of Guanyin is the only and dominant theme there.
Mt. Putuo is famous for its old religion culture and unique island scenery. It owns many wonderful scenic sites on the island, including temples, nunneries, beaches, and so on. In addition, it is the famous island scenery tourist attraction at the same time.

Fayu Temple
The Fayu Temple, also named Hou Temple, is located on the left top of the Baihua Hill. It is 2.8 kilometers away from the Puji Temple and is one of the three biggest temples on Mt. Putuo.
The temple was built in 1580 during the Ming Dynasty, and it covers an area of 33,408 square meters with 294 palaces that have been preserved.
Potential take the mountain temples and the whole temple is arranged on the six various levels.
From the gate of the hill, the layers ascend one by one. And on the central axis there is the Hall of Heavenly King, and then at the back is the Hall of Jade Buddha. Between the two halls, there is the Bell Tower, and then the Guanyin Hall, the Yubei Hall, the Great Buddha's Hall, the depositary of Buddhist sutra, and the Abbot Hall are behind. Besides, the Guanyin Hall is also called the Hall of Nine Dragons, famous for its delicate and vivid carving.
The Hall of Avalokitesvara is also called Hall of Nine Dragons as carved exquisitely and vividly on the walls of the hall are nine dragons.

Huiji Temple
Huiji Temple, located on the top of the Foding Hill of Mt. Putuo, is one of the three biggest temples in Mt. Putuo. Firstly it was a Buddhist convent inside which there is a statue of Buddha, and then it was built as a temple in the 58th year (1793 AD) of Emperor Qianlong's reign of the Qing Dynasty by the shaman Nengji.
The floor area of the temple is more than 20 mu, and the building area is 5,500 square meters. The layout of the temple is irregular, but has the characteristic style of gardens in South China. And the temple is surrounded by many ancient trees and some of them are rare valuable plants for viewing and admiring. Besides, in the southeast there is the Baihua Peak, and from its southern cliff you can see the four big characters 'Buddhist Country of Sea and Heaven', which are inscribed on the hill.

Puji Temple
Puji Temple, known as ''Qian Si'', is situated on the top of the Baihua Peak, the south of the Mt. Lingjiu. It is one of the three biggest temples on Mt. Putuo. And it was built in the 3rd year (1080 AD) of Emperor Yuanfeng's reign during the Song Dynasty.
The floor area of the temple is about 26,000 square meters and it sits in the north facing the south.
Along the central axis there are the Yubei Hall, the Hall of Heavenly King, the Hall of Yuantong, which is the main hall of the temple and the most important hall for the whole Mt. Putuo, the depository of Buddhist texts, and the Hall of Abbot, and so on. Besides, near the main hall there is the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, and the guest rooms, and so on. In addition, there are also nearly 200 halls, pavilions and rooms. There is also a pond, known as ''Fangsheng Chi'', in the front of the temple, which is named Haiying Pond.