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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.
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