Putuoshan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Putuo, Putuo Island, Putuo I., Putuoshan Island, Putuoshan I., Mount Putuo, P'u-t'uo, Pu-tuo
island off the coast of China
Key facts
- Chinese
- 普陀山
- Literal meaning
- (from Sanskrit ) "Mount Potalaka "
- Hanyu pinyin
- Pǔtuó shān
- Wade giles
- P'u -t'o shan
- Ipa
- [pʰu ̀ tʰwo ̌ ʂa ́ n]
- Romanization
- Phù-dou sẽ
- Yale romanization
- Póu-tòh sāan
- Jyutping
- Pou2-to4 saan1
- T i l
- Phóo-tôo san
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
- Named after
- Mount Potalaka
- Official name
- 普陀山
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Zhoushan
- Area
- 12.5
- Elevation
- 288.2
- Time zone
- China Standard Time
- Body of water
- East China Sea
- Image
- 远眺南海观音像.jpg
- Width
- 4.3
- Length
- 6.7
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Mount Putuo
- described by source
- Gujin Tushu Jicheng
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
View of Mount Putuo
Photograph by Scottish photographer John Thomson, 1867. Building on Mount Putuo, 1899 Plan of the Mount Putuo Mount Putuo Guanyin Putuo Shan lake and pavilions
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