Qixia Mountain is located 22 kilometers away from Qixia District, Nanjing, also known as Sheshan Mountain. In the Southern Dynasties, Qixia Jingshe was built on the mountain, hence the name.
Shanxi is called Fengling, and there are lots of maple trees. Every late autumn, the mountains are full of red and the scenery is very charming, which is the main scenery to attract tourists in Qixia Mountain.
Niushou Mountain and Qixia Mountain are scenic spots for Nanjing people to visit in spring and autumn.
Qixia Mountain, called Sheshan in ancient times, is located 22 kilometers outside Taipingmen, Qixia District, Nanjing. There are three peaks in the mountain, and the peak in the east is called Longshan. Xifeng is like a tiger, called Hushan; The main peak, Sanmao Palace, also known as Fengxiang Peak, is 286 meters above sea level. Shanxi is called Fengling, and there are lots of maple trees. Every late autumn, the mountains are full of red and the scenery is very charming, which is the main scenery to attract tourists in Qixia Mountain. In addition, Qixia Mountain has many historical sites and many strange rocks, which makes it a well-known tourist attraction.
The first scene of Qixia Mountain Scenic Area is Mingjing Lake, which is located to the west of qixia temple Gate and faces qixia temple, with an area of about 3,000 square meters. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, and a zigzag bridge is connected with the shore. Beautiful shape, the name of the scenic spot is "rainbow mirror". There is a crescent pond in the east, and then there is the gate of qixia temple.
Qixia temple was founded in 489, the seventh year of Southern Qi Yongming. The Tang Dynasty was called Gongde Hall, and more than 40 halls were built. It is very large, and it is called the four largest jungles in the world together with Lingyan Temple in Changqing, Shandong, yuquan temple in Jingshan, Hubei and Tiantai Congress Temple in Zhejiang. It was destroyed by fire during the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty. Rebuilt in the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), the main buildings now include Shanmen, Tianwangou, Pilu Hall, Shecui Building and Tibetan Scripture Building, which are the largest temples in Nanjing.
Qixia temple stupa is not far from the mountain road outside the south wall of qixia temple. You can see the stupa, which is made of white stone, with five floors and eight sides and a height of about18m. The outer wall of the tower is engraved with relief, and its image and posture are vivid and vivid. The story of Sakyamuni's becoming a monk and practicing monasticism is engraved on the tower base, which is followed by gestation, birth, travel, asceticism, meditation, speaking, demonization and nirvana.
Thousand Buddha Rock is located on the east side of the stupa, built on the mountain. According to statistics, there are 294 niches and 5 15 Buddha statues. In most shrines, there is a main Buddha, flanked by his disciples or bodhisattvas. The largest Buddha is the Infinite Life Buddha, with a pedestal as high as 1 1 meter. Buddha statues have different postures and exquisite shapes. However, due to long-term weathering, many subtle parts of the statue have been peeled off or blurred, which is very regrettable.
There are also some natural wonders in Qixia Mountain, which are very interesting. For example, 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", which is very rare. In addition, there are natural wonders such as "Green Wind Sword", "Tiankaiyan" and "First Sky", which are enough to attract tourists from all over the world.