Walking time: 2021.3

Walking method: self-driving

Address: Nanjing Niushou Mountain Scenic Area

Tickets: 98 yuan

Walking routes in the park: East Gate--Foding Front Garden--Foding Temple--Ming Dynasty Cliff Stone Carvings--Niutou Zen Cultural Park--Foding Tower--Foding Palace--Wuyou Gate Square--Foding Front Garden--East Gate

Leave the Hongjue Temple Tower and go down the mountain to the main square. Niutou Zen Cultural Park, Buddha Top Tower, and Buddha Top Palace occupy one place in the square respectively. In the Ming Dynasty, there was once a tower opposite the Hongjue Temple Tower-Pizhi Tower, which formed the pattern of the Twin Towers on Niushou Mountain. However, during the mining process in 1958, the Pizhi Tower was damaged, leaving only one tower in Hongjue Temple. The rebuilt Foding Tower was built on the original site of the Pizhi Tower, recreating the magnificent pattern of the historical "Twin Towers" of Niushou Mountain. The Buddha Top Tower is about 88 meters high and has a grand shape. The tower has nine levels and four sides, with the style of Tang style and ancient charm.

You can climb the ladder to have an intimate contact with the tower.

Inside the tower, not every tower is open for tourists to visit.

There are exquisite murals on each floor. What is displayed here is the "Book of Scripture Printing by Jinling Sutra Engraving Office".

"Fangshan Stone Sutra Carved Painting"

"Dunhuang Scriptures and Buddhist Scriptures"

As long as it is an open floor, we will go around the eaves with curiosity. I want to experience Niushou Mountain from different heights and perspectives.

Bell bells are hung at the four corners of each eaves. When the wind blows, the bell rings burst. Accompanied by the crisp ringing of the bell, leaning against the fence and looking into the distance, let your thoughts roll.

Between heaven and earth, there are vast water and sky, mountains and lakes, fertile fields and villages, winding roads... It makes people feel relaxed and relaxed and charming.

Standing at the north point of Foding Tower, Foding Palace and Hongjue Temple Tower are close to each other.

The golden-domed Buddha Ding Palace shines brightly.

The outer frame of Foding Palace consists of two parts: a large dome and a small dome. The large dome is shaped like a Buddha's cassock covering the small dome, symbolizing the Buddha's infinite blessing. The lower part of the small dome is in the shape of a lotus throne, and the upper part is in the shape of a Mani pearl. The combination of the upper and lower parts forms the sacred image of "lotus holding treasures."

The Hongjue Temple Pagoda in Dongfeng still stands proudly after hundreds of years.

Looking from the south side of the Buddha Top Tower, the mountains are full of shallow blue, dotted with double lakes, and the Tianshan Mountains are in the same color in the hazy rain and fog.

Wuyou Gate Square at your feet, roads in the scenic area, and parking lot. The lakes and villages in the distance came into view one by one.

The beautiful village of "Shiwa Taoyuan" in the countryside is quietly bathed in a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

The road is looming amidst the rolling mountains.

The Buddha Top Tower is one of the landmark buildings in the Buddha Top Holy Land and has its significance, but in my eyes, the Buddha Top Tower provides us with an opportunity to see the scenery from a different angle.

Leave the Foding Tower and head to the Foding Palace, the top saint place in Niushou Mountain.