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Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu. Purple Mountain or Zijin Shan (Chinese: 紫 金 山; pinyin: Zǐjīn Shān; lit. 'Purple-Gold Mountain') is located on the eastern side of Nanjing in Jiangsu province, China. It is 448.2 metres (1,470 ft) [1] high. Its peaks are often found enveloped in purple and golden clouds at dawn and dusk, hence its name.
Niushoushan. Niushoushan (Chinese: 牛首山) is a cultural park at a historical Buddhist mountain site on the southern outskirts of Nanjing, China, centred on the Ox Head Mountain. The park is newly developed and opened as a tourist attraction in 2014, [1] but the location has been a Buddhist site since the Tang dynasty (618–907AD). [2]
In the early Song dynasty (960–1276), the temple was renamed "Huiji Yuan" (惠济院).During the reign of Emperor Shenzong (1048–1085), Zhaoqing (昭庆) settled at the temple.
Porcelain Tower of Nanjing. The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, part of the former Great Bao'en Temple, is a historical site located on the south bank of external Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China. It was a pagoda constructed in the 15th century during the Ming dynasty, but was mostly destroyed in the 19th century during the course of the Taiping ...
China. Surface area. 444 hectares (1,100 acres) Islands. 5. Xuanwu Lake (Chinese: 玄武湖; pinyin: Xuánwǔ Hú) is located in Xuanwu District in the central-northeast part of Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is near the Nanjing Railway Station and Jiming Temple. [1] Five islands within the lake are interconnected by arched bridges.
Nanjing [b] is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China.The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of 6,600 km 2 (2,500 sq mi), and as of 2021 a population of 9,423,400. [6]
Nanjing Fuzimiao (Chinese: 南京夫子庙) or Fuzimiao (Chinese: 夫子庙; lit. ' Confucian Temple '), is a Confucius Temple and former site of imperial examination hall located in southern Nanjing City on banks of the Qinhuai River. It is now a popular tourist attraction with pedestrian shopping streets around the restored temple buildings.
Completed. 1919 (reconstruction) Qixia Temple (simplified Chinese: 栖霞寺; traditional Chinese: 棲霞寺; pinyin: Qīxiá Sì) is a Buddhist temple located on Qixia Mountain [1] in the suburban Qixia District of Nanjing, Jiangsu, 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of downtown Nanjing. [2] It is one of Nanjing's most important Buddhist monasteries.