How could you not visit Qixia Mountain when you come to Nanjing
Address: No. 88, Qixia Street, Qixia District, Nanjing
Transportation:
Take Metro Line 1 to Jubaoshan Station, then transfer to bus 206 to Qixia Station
Take Metro Line 2 to Jingtianlu Station, then transfer to bus 138, 326 to Qixia Station
Take Metro Line 3 to Xinzhuang Station, then transfer to bus 206, D21 to Qixia Mountain East Station
💰Ticket: 80r, half price for students and the elderly.
Tips to note:
You can get three free incense sticks at the entrance of Qixia Temple, and it's a 10-minute walk straight ahead to the ancient temple where you can offer the incense.
It's best to bring some bread snacks and water. (There are grilled sausages and drinks at the top of the mountain, but they are quite expensive)
【Easy Route】
On the ground: First visit Mingjing Lake, Mingzhengjun Stele, Qixia Temple, Relic Pagoda, and Qianfoya in that order.
Then return to the entrance of Qixia Temple, where there are signs indicating the sightseeing car boarding point, and it is recommended to take it all the way to the top of the mountain.
From the top of the mountain, follow the order of the First Emperor's Jiang Viewing Spot, Maple Lake, Red Leaf Valley, and Peach Blossom Lake, and it's not tiring to walk down. A mother with a child around 6 years old has walked this route on foot.
Must-see Scenery:
Mingjing Lake: The number one scene of Qixia Mountain. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, a nine-turn bridge connecting to the shore, and the "Rainbow Mirror" stele by the lake. It's very nice to take a walk by the lake, take photos, and enjoy the lake and mountain scenery.
The First Emperor's Jiang Viewing Spot: Located halfway up the mountain, it offers a panoramic view of the Yangtze River's beauty as well as the red leaves. You can stroll, enjoy the view, and taste tea here, feeling the charm of ancient architecture.
Red Leaf Valley: A red leaf viewing area integrating mountains, stones, water, forests, and pavilions, characterized by strange rocks and red leaves, naturally beautiful, with red lanterns hanging on both sides of the road, full of ancient charm.
Peach Blossom Stream: The seclusion place of Li Xiangjun, a famous courtesan of the Qinhuai River. The area is surrounded by plank bridges, ancient maples, pavilions, lakes, peach groves, Die Lang Rock, Tian Kai Rock, and the Imperial Garden, making it easy to take beautiful photos.
Qixia Temple: Mainly features red maples, chicken claw maples, and fragrant maples, and also has 4 ginkgo trees.
Biyun Pavilion: At the top of Tiger Mountain, it looks like a peninsula, with cliffs on three sides, connected to the mountain path by only one rock, winning by its precariousness. It is one of the best spots to enjoy the panoramic view of Qixia Mountain.
The most famous temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu, must be the Qixia Temple on the Qixia Mountain. The trees here are green and full of vitality in spring and summer. Once you go in autumn, you will immediately change to colorful clothes, which is very beautiful and spectacular, and it is also the most prosperous season for tourism.
Qixia Mountain is slowly entering the autumn, and the tourists who burn incense and worship Buddha at Qixia Temple are still endless. Now the trees are still very green, and the maple leaves here will turn red in November. There will be more tourists. The environment is very beautiful and beautiful.
Qixia Temple is an ancient temple with a thousand years history. It is located at the foot of Qixia Mountain, No. 88 Qixia Road, Qixia District, Nanjing. Qixia Temple covers a bit large area, and there are some monuments preserved inside.
Every autumn, I want to go to Qixia Temple to see maple leaves 🍁, but every time I dispel this idea because of the super many people. I take decisive action in the off-season. Nanjing in summer is still very hot. I need to do a good job in heat prevention and sun protection measures. I understand the history of Qixia Temple and enjoy the beautiful scenery. I have benefited a lot!
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Before entering Qixia Temple, I was greatly disappointed. The narrow road in front of the mountain gate, the excessive noise and the growing tyranny caused by the large-scale demolition made me unable to feel the slightest degree of purity and excellence. I even suspect that it's in the wrong place. It was not until we entered the mountain gate and paced over the liberation pond that the world suddenly changed and the world was separated from the dust. Qixia Temple is located at the West foot of Qixia Mountain, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the Yangtze River in the north. It is one of the four famous temples in China. It is the birthplace of Buddhism "Sanlunzong". It is the Buddhist center of China in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is as famous as Jiming Temple and Dingshan Temple in the Southern Dynasty. Qixia Temple was founded in the seventh year of Yongming in Southern Qi Dynasty (489). The doctrine of Liang Senglong was called the first ancestor of the Three Confucians in Southern Jiangsu. Yang Jian, Emperor of Sui Dynasty, built the Shrine Pagoda in 83 prefectures, with Qixia Temple in Jiangzhou as the head. In the Tang Dynasty, it was called Gongde Temple, with a huge scale, and Lingyan Temple in Changqing, Shandong Province, Yuquan Temple in Dangyang, Hubei Province, and Guoqing Temple in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province. It was also called the world's four major jungles.
Late autumn, the early morning Qixia Temple is already crowded, it is estimated that it is to see the famous red maple. Unfortunately, it is a bit disappointing here. First, there are not many maple trees, mainly concentrated on the side of Spiegel Lake and the road up the mountain. Second, the weather is not good this year. The autumn rain in November has been down for nearly a month, making maple conditions greatly reduced. But the two ginkgo trees at the door were amazing, although they had fallen almost, but adults and children were busy with the ginkgo leaves on the ground to take pictures, and had a great time.
Qixia Temple under Qixia Mountain, there is a gift of incense at the door. The scenic spot sells vegetable noodles and Buddhist sutras for free, which is a kind relationship. If you burn incense, you can climb mountains, such scenic spots as Qianfo Cave and Hongye Valley. There are a lot of people. Mountain climbing is tiring for the elderly. Be careful not to be crowded. Some roads are still narrow.