海天佛国——普陀山
普陀山位于浙江省杭州湾以东约100海里，是舟山群岛中的一个小岛。全岛面积12.5平方公里，呈狭长形，最高处佛顶山，海拔约300米。 普陀山是中国四大佛教名山之一，同时也是著名的海岛风景旅游胜地。有如此众多文物古迹的小岛，在中国大陆可以说是绝无仅有。 作为佛教胜地的普陀山，最盛时有82座寺庵，僧尼达四千余人。美丽的自然风景和浓郁的佛都气氛，使它蒙上一层神秘的色彩，而这种色彩，也正是它对游人有较强吸引力。 禅寺，山间，海滨，蓝天，景色浑然一体，形成独特的海岛风光和丰富的佛教文化，享有海天佛国，而蜚声中外，为特色的著名的旅游胜地。
mt. putuoshan, on one of the zhoushan islands about 100 sea miles off the eastern coast of hangzhou bay in zhejiang province covers an area of 12.5 square kilometers. its main peak, the peak of buddhist top, is 300 meters above sea level. the mountain is of one of four sacred for the buddhists in the country and most noted scenic tourist resort. the island's scenic beauty meant it was the perfect setting for temples and other religious buildings. in due course, it became known as the "heaven of the sea and kingdom of the buddhists". in its heyday, the island had eighty-two temples and nunneries together with some one hundred that between them housed 4,000 buddhist monks and nuns. even today visitors to the island will encounter monks in their traditional robes as they walk along the many paths that criss-cross the picturesque landscape.
