Qixia Mountain Scenic Area is located in the northeast suburb of Nanjing, near the Yangtze River, with profound cultural connotation, and is called "half of Jinling's cultural history" by historians. Qixia Mountain is deep in mountains and forests, with clear springs and steep rocks, many scenic spots and historical sites, and rugged rocks. The scenery with red leaves in autumn is even more intoxicating. "Qixia Feng Dan" is listed as one of the 40 new scenic spots in Jinling. Qixia Mountain is also one of the five scenic spots to enjoy red leaves in China, and is known as "the first Ming Xiushan in Jinling".
Qixia Mountain, also known as Sheshan, was named after the establishment of Qixia Jingshe in the Southern Dynasties. The numerous natural and cultural landscapes on the mountain make Qixia Mountain famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Mingjing Lake, built in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, is the first scene of Qixia Mountain. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake and a zigzag bridge connected to the shore, which is beautifully shaped. Qixia temple, the largest temple in Nanjing, has a quiet environment. At present, its main buildings are the mountain gate, the Heavenly King Hall, the Pilu Hall, the Shecui Building, and the Tibetan Scripture Building. In addition, the Thousand Buddha Rock with "Flying" murals and the stupa with 1998 listed as national key cultural relics protection units have unique historical and cultural connotations. There are also some natural wonders in Qixia Mountain: in the northeast of qixia temple, there is a bluish-gray rock on the south slope of Pingshantou, with a wavy surface, which is called "overlapping wave rock"; Natural wonders such as "Green Wind Sword", "Tiankaiyan" and "Tianjian" also attract tourists from all over the world every year.
A piece of maple on Qixia Mountain forms a maple ridge, which is one of the five traditional red leaf viewing spots in China. Every late autumn, the red leaves are like fire, and the forest is dyed, and the scenery is very charming. There is a folk custom of "bull's head in spring, Qixia in autumn", and Nanjing people especially like to go door to door and taste the artistic conception of "frost leaves are red in February flowers". Tiankaiyan Scenic Area, Huashan Pavilion, Taixu Pavilion, Biyun Pavilion and Lu Yu Teahouse in Qixia Mountain are the best places to watch red leaves.
During the Hongfeng Festival, performances such as folklore, martial arts, acrobatics and folk music will be held, and a series of activities such as Hongfeng Cup photography, essay writing and knowledge contest will be held.
The first scene of Qixia Mountain Scenic Area is Mingjing Lake. There stands a "rainbow mirror" monument by the lake, which was built during the reign of Qing Qianlong. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, and a zigzag bridge is connected with the shore. Exquisite shape. There is a crescent pond in the east, and it is at the gate of qixia temple.
Qixia temple is located at the foot of Qixia Mountain. In the first year of Yongming in the Southern Qi Dynasty (483), the hermit named Shaoshe Building as a temple, which became the birthplace of the three major schools of Buddhism in the south of the Yangtze River.
Not far east from the mountain road outside the south wall of qixia temple, you can see the stupa. This pagoda is a masterpiece of Buddhist art in the south of the Yangtze River and occupies an important position in the history of ancient architecture in China.
Thousand Buddha Rock is at the southwest foot of Fengxiang Peak. The famous "East Flying Sky" is located in the middle 102 Buddhist shrine.
Tickets and opening hours
15 yuan (30 yuan during Hongfeng Festival, Qixia Hongfeng Art Festival on February 7, 2008 18 to 18), Nanjing elderly people get half-price tickets with their senior citizen cards, and students (more than 5 people) get 20% discount with their student ID cards, and children under 1.2 are free.
6:30- 17:30
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Take the South Upper Line and South Seventh Line from Nanjing Railway Station. It takes about 40 minutes from downtown to the scenic spot.
Climb the mountain, then look at the Southern Dynasties stone carvings, Maitreya Buddha and Thousand Buddha Rock, and then go to qixia temple. There are also red maple in the temple, which is very beautiful ... you can eat vegetarian food in the temple.