Culture of Jiuhua Mountain
The monks studied both Buddhism and Chinese literature. Scripture of Earth Buddha written by Jin Qiaojue was chanted by later buddhists. Monks Shen Ying, Ying Wu, Leng Ran and Qi Ji were all poets in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty Monk Qing Su held Jiuhua Poets Association, and Monk Xi Tan compiled Jiuhua Collection of poems.
Among the cultural relics, there are many stone carved reproduction of inscription, scattered along the way from Minyuan Garden to Tiantai Platform. Most inscriptions are 
related to Buddhism. Some stone tablets which record the building of the temples support the research of the history of Buddhism at Jiuhua Mountain. Buddhism Chops are a distinguished feature of the mountain, such as Nine-dragon Golden Chop, Nine-dragon Bronze Chop, Lion-button Bronze Chop, Dragon-button Bronze Chop and Nine-lion Jade Chop. Buddhist scriptures are important relics. Three from the Qing Dynasty, the statues, instruments and temples are all priceless.
