Early December 2020

Nanjing Qixia Mountain is known as one of the "Four Great Maple Attractions in China"

The maple scenery in the mountains has entered the best viewing period.

Recently, the colorful maple forests in Qixia Mountain are very beautiful:

Jade green, light yellow, golden yellow, pink red, gradient color...

Everywhere you can see, it is picturesque!

It is the most beautiful season in Qixia Mountain. If you miss this month, you will have to wait another year.

This year, are you planning to go to Qixia Mountain to harvest the autumn colors of the mountains?

During this period, the maple forest in Qixia Mountain was very rich in colors, and the gradual changes were very layered, like embroidered with colorful peonies on a piece of green brocade. The icing on the cake, it was like being in a fairyland.

This is my first time to visit Qixia Mountain in Nanjing.

I was fortunate enough to meet the most colorful Qixia Temple,

The mountains and green forests are dotted with flowing Dan, and the layers of forest are gradually dyed.

Ah! Have I entered a beautiful fantasy?

Qixia Mountain is located in Qixia District, Nanjing City.

It is a national AAAA tourist attraction and one of the four major maple attractions in China.

Qixia Mountain was called Shushan in ancient times and was known as the "No. 1 Mingxiu Mountain in Jinling".

It is said that in ancient times, the mountains were rich in Chinese herbal medicines such as wild ginseng, angelica, polygonum multiflorum, tuckahoe, licorice, etc., which had the effect of nourishing and protecting health (that is, maintaining health), hence the name "Shashan".

Qixia Mountain was unknown at first. Since the Southern Dynasties, Qixia Mountain has become famous for its temple and has become a Buddhist holy place in my country. During the Southern Qi Dynasty, Monk Shao, a native of the plains, gave his house "Qixia Jingshe" to Zen Master Fa. Fa converted the courtyard into a temple and named it "Qixia Temple". Sheshan was also named "Qixia Mountain" after the temple.

"A Qixia Mountain, half of the history of Jinling"

In history, five kings and fourteen emperors have climbed Qixia Mountain. Among them, Qianlong visited Jiangnan six times and stayed in Qixia Mountain five times.

Qixia Mountain is known as the "Famous Site of the Six Dynasties". In the Ming Dynasty, it was listed as one of the "Forty-Eight Scenery Scenarios of Jinling" and is known as "a Qixia Mountain, half of the history of Jinling." There are more than 80 historical monuments and sites, gathering religious culture, imperial culture, green culture, folk culture, geological culture, stone carving culture, and tea culture. The thousand-year-old temple, the ancestral courtyard of the "Three Arguments" of Buddhism, and the ancient Qixia Temple, one of the "Four Jungles" of Buddhism, are located at the western foot of Qixia Mountain.

Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been a saying that "the head of the ox in spring and the clouds in autumn"."Qixia Danfeng" is one of the 40 scenic spots in the new Jinling. The Maple Ridge on the west side of the mountain has patches of maple trees, which is the main attraction for tourists in Qixia Mountain. Scenery, one of the four major maple attractions in China. There are many types of red leaves in Qixia, especially sweet gum, including red maple, chicken claw maple, triangular maple, feather maple, beech tree, pistachia, etc. In late autumn, the mountains are covered with red, like sunset, which is spectacular.

Red leaves, lake water, reflection, and me enjoying the maple make a beautiful picture.

Qixia Mountain in late autumn, the mountain is covered with maple leaves of various colors

Large areas of chicken claw maple trees extend to the dense maple trees on the hillside, making it so red that people can't take their eyes off.

A large maple forest with scattered heights is like a large burning flame, dyeing the sky red.

Surrounded by ancient maples, it is full of poetry and charm.

In Qixia Mountain in early December, the maple leaves were not yet fully red.
On the main walking road of Rainbow Mirror-Peach Blossom Fan Pavilion-Peach Blossom Lake-Huashan Pavilion, the maple chicken claw is still half red and half green, with a very layered color, and the gradient color is actually quite beautiful.

Compared with the maple leaves when the mountains are full of red, I love the colorful color at this time more.
The red color is golden, or the green color is golden. It feels that the color of each maple leaf is different.

Red as fire, beautiful

The best place to enjoy maple leaves in Qixia Mountain is Hongye Valley.
The Hongye Valley is located at the junction of the Imperial Garden and the southwest mountainside of Fengxiang Peak. Since it has been unvisited for many years, coupled with the erosion of mountains and rivers, the exposed rocks show the cliff and strange stone landscape. The rest are dense jungles and wetlands. The unique climate and environment make it rocky, ancient maples stand tall, and ancient vines intertwined here.

Hongye Valley fully considers the harmonious combination of landforms, water bodies, plants, facilities, etc., pays attention to the restoration of the ecological functions of Qixia Mountain, continuously beautifies, optimizes, and colorizes the environment, and diverts water to build ponds to improve the ecological environment of the area. The Red Leaf Valley covers an area of about 50,000 square meters. The scenic area has beautiful natural features and is characterized by strange rocks and red leaves. It is a new red leaf viewing area integrating mountains, stones, water, forests and pavilions.

"Parking and sitting in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are redder than February flowers"

Follow the stone steps of Hongye Valley to Fenglin Lake,
After some time, the maple leaves in the mountains will be completely red and the red mountains will be reflected in the green lake. This place will be extremely beautiful.

Strong maple sentiment, full of poetry.

When I came to Qixia Mountain for the first time, I didn't make any suggestions in advance or plan a tour route. Walking east and west along the places where there are roads, people are swimming in paintings, and there are beautiful scenery wherever you go.

Mingjing Lake is located to the west of the gate of Qixia Temple, covering an area of about 3000 square meters. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There is a lake-center pavilion in the lake and a Jiuqu Bridge connected to the bank. It is exquisite in shape. The scenic spot is named "Rainbow Mirror" and "Rainbow Mirror". The monument stands by the lake. There is a crescent pond to the east, and then there is the gate of Qixia Temple.

The statue of Guanyin and the curved rainbow bridge are on the edge of Mingjing Lake in late autumn. The shore is more powerful than the water.

Indulge in the colorful and charming "Maple Scenery"
It's like brocade and beautiful

tourists stream

When you arrive at Qixia Mountain, in addition to appreciating the maple leaves, Qixia Ancient Temple is also a must-check in.

Pray and make wishes at the thousand-year-old temple Qixia Temple, and enjoy the big ginkgo in front of Qixia Temple.

The leaves of the two ginkgo trees in front of the Daxiong Hall have fallen, and the two trees in front of the red wall are not yet completely yellow, but they are still very beautiful.

Qixia Temple at the foot of Qixia Mountain, an ancient temple in the Southern Dynasties, a "masterpiece of the Six Dynasties", golden ginkgo, gradually dyed metasequoia, red maple forest... beautiful

Nanjing Qixia Temple, together with Lingyan Temple in Changqing, Shandong Province, Yuquan Temple in Dangyang City, Hubei Province, and Guoqing Temple in Tiantai, Zhejiang Province, are called the four major jungles in the world.

Go to Qixia Ancient Temple to ring the bell to pray for blessings. The ancient temple has red walls, golden ginkgo, and the Buddhist sacred tree is deep.
At this moment, I stand under this beautiful scenery, and it can be seen for thousands of years at a glance.

Colorful maple leaves and golden ginkgo trees, Qixia Mountain is so beautiful at this time!

The weather has been quite good recently. The maple forest in Qixia Mountain is blessed with blue sky and sunshine, making it more beautiful than usual. Let's go quickly

There is also a piece of Internet celebrity wishing bells hanging at the entrance, which moves with the wind and is particularly beautiful.

Write your own blessings and hang them in this holy place for praying, and your wishes will surely come true!

Benefit at the end of the article:
I would like to present a set of maple forest photos taken for the beautiful ladies and sisters who were traveling together during this trip.

After seeing too many colorful maple forests, I adjusted a beautiful tone.

Do you like this color?

The beautiful scenery of people is more beautiful

In this golden autumn, I had the honor to encounter the colorful autumn scenery of Jinling.
I appreciated the maple aroma, maple trees, and ginkgo trees on Qixia Mountain, and the colors danced gracefully and competed simultaneously.
It is a slight pity that the red leaves of Qixia Mountain in early December are not yet full of red. In recent days, the red maples in Qixia Mountain are at their most beautiful. If you read this article, help me make up for my regret and see the most beautiful red maples in Qixia this autumn!

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