Huiju Temple occupies a quieter position on the eastern slope of the mountain, away from the main pilgrimage circuit that concentrates visitors in the central valley. The approach through bamboo groves and along a stream is more tranquil than the main routes, and the temple itself has an unrestored character — weathered timber, mossy stonework, and a small courtyard with a very old ginkgo tree — that is increasingly rare on a mountain that has been heavily developed for tourism.
This is one of the locations on Jiuhua where the gap between religious site and tourist attraction feels smallest. Monks here go about the daily schedule of service and study with minimal concession to visitors, and the experience is correspondingly more authentic. The walk between Huiju and the main Zhiyuan complex, following the stream path, takes about forty minutes.