From the Reclining Buddha to the Underground Palace: A Mysterious Deep Dive into the Buddhist Culture of Niushou Mountain
Niushou Mountain, the birthplace of the Ox Head Zen sect, is located in Jiangning District, Nanjing. This place is a famous Buddhist mountain in China, named for its two peaks that resemble ox horns. There are many breathtaking sights on the mountain, often referred to as 'Niushou Mountain in Spring'.
Address: No. 18 Ningdan Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing
Tickets: Advance booking 145 RMB/person, student/senior tickets 80 RMB, scenic area shuttle bus 10 RMB/one-way
Opening hours: 8:30-17:30
Transportation: Subway + Taxi, take the subway S3 line to Jiaxi Station, then a 10min taxi ride to the west gate of Niushou Mountain
Travel Tips
👀 After entering the west gate with your ID card, turn right to take the scenic area's shuttle bus, which costs 10 RMB per person. The bus ride to the mid-slope takes only two minutes. The slope is quite steep, so it's recommended to take the bus to save energy for climbing the Buddha Top Pagoda.
👀 After getting off the bus, there's an elevator ahead. Take it to reach the Buddha Top Sacred Realm.
👀 Continue walking, and you'll see the building that looks like a giant durian, which is the Buddha Top Palace. Both in front of it and diagonally opposite are great spots for taking photos.
How to visit the Buddha Top Palace without taking a detour:
👀 First, look to the left of the giant durian to find the entrance to the 'Reclining Buddha' on the first floor. The Reclining Buddha is impressive and even rotates.
👀 After visiting the Reclining Buddha, turn left to find the entrance to the 'Underground Palace'. You need to wear shoe covers to enter. The Underground Palace has six floors; take the escalator to the bottom and then come up one floor at a time. The popular video of pushing the door was filmed on the fourth floor.
👀 After visiting the Underground Palace, you can slowly make your way up to the Buddha Top Pagoda. If you came by taxi, remember to call for one in advance.
👀 If time allows, after exiting the west gate, you can also visit the Jinling Little Town 2 kilometers away. Be sure to leave through the west gate, as the east gate is 10 kilometers further. Jinling Little Town is not big, but it has performances, and the lighting effects are great at night, making it a fantastic place for photos.
The overall design is very good, the scenery is beautiful, the performance is visual, especially the three-dimensional picture is very shocking. We are too short to experience it, and strive to experience it again next time.
Jinling Town planning area of 5 square kilometers, total construction area of 780,000 square meters, total investment of about 10 billion yuan, adhering to the industry, culture, tourism "trinity" and the concept of production, life, ecological integration, is committed to creating a strong vitality and rich in commercial value Travel creative characteristic gathering area. Construction of characteristic towns is an important breakthrough for promoting the integration of "production, city, people and literature" and promoting the integration of urban and rural areas. The successful signing of Jinling Town not only enriches the connotation of the construction of characteristic towns in Nanjing and even Jiangsu, but also expands new developments in Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Area. Heaven and earth.
The fun Jinling town is exactly the same as the promotional video I saw before, especially when the Hualantern was first on at night, it was beautiful! Snacks here are not expensive, I am very happy to eat the authentic Nanjing-style chicken juice soup bag. There are also several costume performances, it is really beautiful!
The overall landscape design is very aesthetic, the aesthetic elements of Tang and Song are in place, and the performance is relatively general. In the future, the rejuvenation of the program and the investment in catering can be appropriately increased, to ensure the stickiness of the guests, and to repurchase regularly.
It is strongly recommended that you can see a beautiful night view at night. It has been seen that you are doing it very carefully. There are also some performances. There are many shops in Wenchuang. But there is not a big person inside who thinks it’s almost the same as an hour to stroll around.
The scenery is beautiful, antique and beautiful. There are many performances and experience activities, which are very interesting. The fly in the ointment is that the town is too small and I hope to expand as soon as possible, and increase catering activities and leisure places.
Accompanying my parents, I went with Wuxi's Nianhua Bay. It is much smaller than the area, but I can also see that I have been very careful. The underground ring screen movie is a feature. It is worth a visit. It is still possible to shoot the night scene at night.