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| Mount Jiuhua-Phoenix pine | |
Mount Jiuhua, located at Qingyang County, Chizhou City of Anhui Province, is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. Mount Jiuhua is dedicated to Ksitigarbha , a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. This holy land is reputed as “Buddhist Heaven for Lotus Flowers”. Stamp featuring the old Phoenix pine which is a major landscape of Jiuhua Mountain. It has a peculiar shape, just like a phoenix spreading its wings, hence its name. |
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| Issued Country | China |
| Issued Year | 1995 |
| Category | Buddhist Landscape |
| Type | Postage Stamps |