Autumn is romantic, go to Qixia Mountain in Nanjing to enjoy the most beautiful maple leaves!
"Spring Niu Shou, Autumn Qixia", the autumn scenery of Qixia Mountain is also one of the must-visit places for locals in Nanjing. The red wall and golden lacquer of Qixia Ancient Temple, coupled with the fallen leaves of autumn, only then do people know the return of roots.
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Qixia Temple is located on the west slope of the central peak of Qixia Mountain in Qixia District, Nanjing City, also known as Qixia Ancient Temple, one of the four famous temples in China, the ancestral home of Buddhism "Sanlun Sect". The maple forest and red leaves 🍁 complement each other, enjoying the reputation of "the first beautiful mountain in Jinling", one of the four famous maple viewing spots in China, known as the "six dynasties victory", listed as one of the "48 scenes of Jinling" in the Qing Dynasty, has the reputation of "a Qixia Mountain, half of the history of Jinling", in the autumn, the mountain is covered with maple forests, red leaves all over the sky, covering the sky and the earth, like drunk and infatuated, beautiful.
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🍁🍁🍁Best route:
West Gate - Mingjing Lake - Peach Blossom Lake - Qianlong Royal Garden - Xiaoyingpan - Lu Yu Tea House - Qianlong Palace Ruins - Qixia Ancient Temple - West Gate
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Must-see scenery
👉Thousand Buddha Cliff
A very shocking sight, but it seems to be rarely mentioned in the guide. The Thousand Buddha Cliff Grottoes began more than 1,500 years ago in the Southern Qi Yongming, with more than 500 Buddha statues, which are breathtaking. The surrounding treasure halls and Buddha halls are very magnificent.
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👉Qixia Temple
Jiangnan is good, the scenery has been familiar, Emperor Qianlong loved to go down to Jiangnan, leaving a lot of evidence in Qixia. Before entering the gate, you can see a plaque with red lacquer on top and stone pillars underneath, with Qianlong's imperial pen: Qixia Mountain. Going further inside, there is another plaque, called Qixia Zen Temple, provided by Zhao Puchu. The road is lined with red lanterns, full of ancient charm. The plaque of the ancient temple is also the imperial pen "She Shan Qixia Temple", next to it is a large ding, inscribed Qixia Ancient Temple.
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👉Mingjing Lake
Mingjing Lake is full of ancient charm, but the big trees by the lake are painted with lifelike cartoon images, such a contrast, quite cute. There will also be white and fat little rabbits jumping out of the grass. There are many maple leaves here, green and red, especially beautiful in the sun.
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👉The First Emperor's View of the River
The magnificent river view is unobstructed here.
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📌Best photo spots:
1️⃣At the entrance of Qixia Ancient Temple
2️⃣A section of walking stairs next to Xiaopanying
3️⃣The plank road by Peach Blossom Lake
4️⃣Red Leaf Valley
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Navigation: 88 Qixia Street, Qixia District, Nanjing City
🚎Public transportation: No subway is currently open, you can transfer to bus routes 342, 138, 344, 206 to reach
💰Tickets: Maple leaf season 40 yuan, daily 20 yuan, half price for elderly people in Nanjing with old age certificate, 20% off for students (more than 5 people) with student ID, free for children under 1.2
🕐Opening hours: 7:00-17:00
✔️Tips: Free admission before 7 am
Best viewing time: Mid-November
Photography: Make good use of sunlight, leaf shadows, angles, expressions, etc. You can choose this kind of burgundy series for clothes, or you can bring a red scarf or something similar
The maple leaves of Qixia Mountain are definitely worth a special walk. The red and yellow leaves are annual, and the rustling sound of the wind sets off the quiet and mysterious Qixia Temple as if there is an endless story.
Qixia Temple is hidden in the mountains! Deep mountain Tibetan ancient temple! Seeing the small grottoes, it has its own characteristics! You can meet Qianlong and his imperial pen everywhere! What an emperor who loves to travel! The food next to it also has local characteristics!
With long-lost classmates gathered in Nanjing Qixia Mountain, avoiding the flow of people on Saturdays and Sundays. Although it was a little late, the maple leaves were almost lost, and it was cloudy and light rain. The scenery still felt very good.
Qixia Mountain has been there many times, and only the red leaves are this time. There are indeed many people, but we try our best to pick the way to go with fewer people. The Qixia Mountain in late autumn is really beautiful, the forest is dyed, most of the red leaves are dyed, and there are many ginkgo leaves on the ground. Everyone is rushing to take pictures. I took part of the regular route and some of the sparsely populated trails, lost to navigation, but it was worth it.
Qixia Mountain is still a place worth visiting. It is beautiful and refreshing. Listening to Buddha, you can sit there for a long time. Your heart has calmed down. I have been going to Nanjing for 4 years. I really almost missed it.
Very close to the Yangtze River, you can look at the Yangtze River from a distance, the scenery is good, it is worth punching in, every year, I will bring my family to this place to play and commemorate it. The experience of climbing is also very comfortable. Children especially like the feeling of climbing.