Chizhou is a prefecture-level metropolitan in the south of Anhui province, China. Its boundaries Anqing to the northwest, Tongling and Wuhu to the northeast, Xuancheng to the east, Huangshan to the southeast, and the province of Jiangxi to the southwest. Mount Jiuhua (Jǐuhuáshān), situated in Qingyang county, is one of the four sacred foothills of Chinese Buddhism. Chizhou area covers approximately 9,500 km per square (3,700 square miles). Chizhou is served by high-speed rail and the Tongling–Jiujiang Railway. Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport was opened in early of August 2013, serving Tongling and Mount Jiuhua peoples until today.

Airport in Chizhou

Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport

It is a domestic airport that serving the city of Chizhou in Anhui Province, China. It situated in Guichi District, 21 kilometres from the city centre. The airport also serves the city of Tongling and the Buddhist sacred mountain of Jiuhuashan, both 22 kilometres away from the airport. The building of the airport started on 26 August 2009. It was originally expected to cost 610 million yuan and to open in 2011, but the actual opening date was 29 July 2013, with a total cost of 890 million yuan. The airport has a runway that is 2,410 meters long and 46 meters wide. It is designed to handle 510,000 passengers per year. No airline operator provided flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport until today.

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When is the Best Time to Fly to Chizhou

Weather-wise, the suitable times to visit Chizhou are spring from April until May and autumn start from September until the end of October, when most of the famous places have their most tourism-friendly weather. Try to avoid travel on Labour Day Holiday which starts from 1 until 3 May, Chinese National Day Holiday from 1 until 7 October, and Chinese New Year Holiday in late January or on early to mid-February due to the too crowded people at the same time and the hotel ticket and restaurant is higher at this time.

What are the Top 3 Things to Do in Chizhou

Mount Jiuhua - Mount Jiuhua is one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism. It situated in Qingyang County in Anhui areas and is quite popular for its rich landscape and ancient temples. Many of the mountain's monuments and temples are dedicated to Ksitigarbha or known in Chinese as Dìzàng who a bodhisattva and guardian of beings in hell realms is referring to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Pious Buddhists often visit Anhui to climb to Tiantai Temple at the peak of Greater Tiantai mountain, which is regarded as Jiuhuashan's very most important peak, although it is not the tallest in Chizhou.

Shrine of Living Buddha - The Shrine of Living Buddha is a Buddhist temple situated at the Devine Light Summit of Mount Jiuhua, in Qingyang County, Anhui, China. In here, tourists can enjoy the breath-taking of the living buddha shrine that is historical. The location is also not too difficult to find. There are the Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China history behind the living buddha.

Huacheng Temple -The temple is one of the oldest and most projecting temples on Mount Jiuhua, Qingyang County, Anhui Province, China. It has a history of more than 1,600 years. Mount Jiuhua has always involved creative minds; poets and artists must come here. As a result, there has been a rich heritage of art in the Huacheng Temple. Great artists, poets, and playwrights such as Li Bai, Liu Yuxi, Du Mu, Mei Yaochen, Wang Anshi, Wen Tianxiang, Tang Xianzu and Zhang Daqian have a visit to the mountain. Their calligraphic works and paintings survive to this day and are now held in the Jiuhua as the Museum of Buddhist Relics.