It is a large-scale cultural tourism area with Buddhist culture as its core, natural ecology as its characteristics, and integrating history, culture, leisure tourism, science education and other functions. It is now a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Niushou Mountain has profound historical and cultural heritage and is one of the famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is known as “one Niushou Mountain, half of the history of Nanjing”. There are the Hongjue Temple Pagoda built in the Southern Dynasties, cliff carvings from the Tang Dynasty, Hongjue Temple from the Ming Dynasty, the Second Tomb of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zheng He’s Tomb, and modern Anti-Japanese War bunkers and other historical and cultural relics. In addition, Niushou Mountain has beautiful natural scenery, clear mountains, clear waters, and lush trees. It is known as “Niushou in Spring” and “Niushou in Autumn”. It is a good place for leisure and sightseeing for citizens in Nanjing and surrounding areas.
It is a large-scale cultural tourism area with Buddhist culture as its core, natural ecology as its characteristics, and integrating history, culture, leisure sightseeing, science education and other functions. It is now a national 4A-level tourist attraction. Niushou Mountain has profound historical and cultural heritage and is one of the famous Buddhist mountains in China. It is known as “one Niushou Mountain, half of the history of Nanjing”. There are the Hongjue Temple Pagoda built in the Southern Dynasties, cliff carvings from the Tang Dynasty, Hongjue Temple from the Ming Dynasty, the Second Tomb of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zheng He’s Tomb, and modern Anti-Japanese War bunkers and other historical and cultural relics. In addition, Niushou Mountain has beautiful natural scenery, clear mountains, clear waters, and lush trees. It is known as “Niushou in Spring” and “Niushou in Autumn”. It is a good place for leisure and sightseeing for citizens in Nanjing and surrounding areas.