Brief introduction of Putuo Temple in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province

There are two modes of transportation from Zhoushan City to Putuo Mountain: ferry and cruise. The ferry departs from Beihai Wharf in Zhoushan City, with multiple flights every day, and the whole journey is about 1 hour. The cruise takes about 30 minutes from Zhoushan Donghai Wharf.

Putuo Mountain, the full name of Putuo Luojia Mountain, is located in the southern edge of Hangzhou Bay Estuary in Zhejiang Province, in the eastern waters of Zhoushan Islands, with an island shape of 29 58 ′ 3 ″-30 02 ′ 3 ″ north latitude and122 2 ″1′ 6 ″-122 24 ″ east longitude.

Mount Putuo is a subtropical marine monsoon climate zone with an annual average temperature of 16. 1℃, which is a typical hilly area. The whole mountain can be divided into four categories: mountain, marine erosion, marine erosion terrace, marine erosion landform and marine erosion landform. Mount Putuo is one of the islands with the richest plant resources along the coast of Zhejiang Province. The coastal flora is developed, and there are many kinds of plants. The living environment of wild animals is harsh and there are few species.

Formation and evolution

Zhoushan Archipelago is a part of the ancient land of China. It has been uplifted for a long time since Paleozoic, and influenced by the late Yanshan movement in Mesozoic, a series of NE-trending and NW-trending fault structures have occurred, forming horst-type and graben-type fault blocks and forming the pheasant shape of Zhoushan Islands. Mount Putuo is deeply controlled by Zhoushan Islands. Zhoushan Archipelago belongs to the northeast extension of Tiantai Mountain Range. Since the Quaternary, due to the alternate changes of climate and neotectonic movement, Putuo Mountain and the mainland have been United and separated many times.

In the early Pleistocene (6.5438+0.8 million years ago), the mainland coastline moved outward, and Putuo Mountain was connected with the mainland. After that, there were sea immersion from Poyang Lake Glacial Period to Dagu Interglacial Period, Dagu Glacial Period and Dagu-Lushan Interglacial Period. After the Lushan Glaciation in the early Late Pleistocene (654.38+ 10,000 years ago), the climate on the earth became warmer and large-scale rotifers were immersed in the sea, which deeply affected the coastal areas of Zhejiang and separated Putuo Mountain from the mainland.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Putuo Mountain