(WomenofChina.com)
Updated: 2006-07-19 14:09

Transportation:
One can arrive directly at Zhujiajian, a neighboring island of Putuo Mountain, or neighboring cities such as Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo, by air or train or bus, and then take a ship or motorboat to get on the island.

Shanghai - Putuo Mountain:
Take a ship at Shiliupu, at 17:30 and 19:00 and arrive at Putuo Mountain the next morning. The prices are from 60 yuan to 300 yuan for a five-grade cabin to a top cabin. There are also motorboats at Shiliupu, but one must take a two-hour bus ride before changing to a motorboat. Buses start at 8:00 each day. You will arrive at Putuo Mountain at 12:00. The price for this route is 160 yuan.

                      

Hangzhou/Ningbo - Putuo Mountain:
Take a bus at the East Bus Terminal of Hangzhou to Shenjiamen (about a one-hour run beginning from 7:30). Arriving at Shenjiamen four hours later by express bus, changing to a motorboat to Putuo Mountain at Banshengdong Dock. Another choice is taking a bus from Hangzhou to Ningbo's Baifeng and then changing to a speedboat to Putuo Mountain. The price for it is 52 yuan/per person.

Zhujiajian - Putuo Mountain:
From Zhujiajian Airport by shuttle bus to Wugongzhi Dock, then to Putuo Mountain directly by speedboat. It is fast and convenient.
                       
Accommodation:
One would better to make a reservation for the hotel on the island before setting off in case one cannot get tickets for the return boat or a hotel room. There are not many boats returning from the island each day. In case you are unable to leave the island, you may ask for a night's lodging in a temple where they usually have some empty rooms prepared for visitors stranded on the island. But remember to leave some money to the temple to express your thanks for the hospitality of the monks there.

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