Nanjing Qixia Mountain Maple Viewing Route

🚇Transportation: 🔸By car: Navigate to 88 Qixia Street📍. There is no direct subway, so driving or taking a taxi is recommended. Qixia Mountain has two gates (West Gate and South Gate), both with parking lots🅿️. 🔸By public transport: Take Metro Line 1, get off at the appropriate station, and transfer to Bus D21🚌 to Qixia Mountain East Station. 🎟Ticket information: Regular price: CNY 50/person💰 Maple Festival price: CNY 80/person💰 📖Opening hours: 7:00–17:00 (Free entry before 7:00🎉) 👣Tour routes: ✅ Easy walking route (approx. 3 km): Enter from the West Gate → Qixia Temple🏯 → Hushan Plank Road → Biyun Pavilion🏞️ → Hongye Valley🍁 → Peach Blossom Lake → Exit 🔹Highlights: Suitable for family trips👪 or visitors with average physical strength. The ancient temple is solemn, the red leaves are gorgeous, and the lake is tranquil. ✅ Challenge route (approx. 5 km): Enter from the West Gate → Qixia Temple🏯 → Peach Blossom Lake → Hongye Valley → Shihuang Linjiang Place🌊 → Taixu Pavilion → Exit 🔹Highlights: Long but beautiful scenery, overlooking the Yangtze River, and feeling the weight of history. ✅ In-depth exploration route (approx. 7 km): Enter from the South Gate → Banguan🏛️ → Shihuang Linjiang Place🌊 → Hongye Valley → Hushan🐅 → Deyun Temple → Exit 🔹Highlights: Covering several major attractions, strange rocks and red leaves, and the sound of bells from ancient temples. 💫Attractions: 🔸Qixia Temple: One of the four famous temples in China, the ancestral temple of the "Three Treatises School" of Buddhism, with rich cultural heritage📜. 🔸Hongye Valley: One of the four major maple viewing spots in China, with beautiful red leaves in autumn. 🔸Mingjing Lake: The lake is clear, and the lakeside pavilion and zigzag bridge reflect each other🌊. 🔸Shihuang Linjiang: Overlooking the Yangtze River, a spectacular scene of thousands of sails competing. 🔸Qianfo Rock: Buddha statues carved into the mountain, showing the charm of Buddhist art🕍.