Nanjing Niushou Mountain Travel Guide

🌈If it's your first time visiting Nanjing, Niushou Mountain is a must-visit attraction. It is one of the four famous scenic spots in Jinling, named for its twin peaks on the mountain top resembling the horns of a bull's head. Niushou Mountain boasts beautiful natural scenery, known for its 'Spring Niushou' reputation, and also has a very profound cultural heritage. If the weather is good, you can also see the splendid sunset. Niushou Mountain, as the only remaining site in the world for the long-term worship of Buddha's parietal bone relic, has built a grand and magnificent cultural complex including the Buddha's Top Palace, Buddha's Top Pagoda, and Buddha's Top Temple, which have become the core attractions of Niushou Mountain. Below is a summary of the route and timing, hoping to help you all! 🈺️【Opening Hours】08:30——17:30 🎫【Ticket】Tickets must be booked online one day in advance, and the specific price can be referred to on various ticketing platforms. 🚇【Transportation】Take the subway (Tianlongsi Station Exit 2) and transfer to bus 710/712/755 to get off at Jiulongtang Station. 🚘If driving, you can park in the underground parking lot of the East Gate. ⛩【Entrance to the Scenic Area】 💥East Gate of the scenic area: It takes about half an hour to walk up the mountain, it is recommended to take the scenic area's shuttle bus for 10r/person, which goes directly to the Buddha's Top Palace. ⚡️West Gate of the scenic area:⭐️⭐️⭐️If you are not driving, it is recommended to enter through the West Gate, where there are fewer people. It takes about 10 minutes to walk up the mountain to reach the escalator entrance, which takes you directly to the Buddha's Top Palace. ☘️【Tour Suggestions】Try to enter the park as early as possible, the earlier the better, as there are fewer people and no pressure for taking photos. 【Recommended Route】 Buddha's Top Palace Underground Palace—Buddha's Top Temple—Buddha's Top Pagoda—Niutou Zen Monastery—Chengjiang Platform—Glass Walkway—Hidden Dragon Lake—Metasequoia Forest 📌【Buddha's Top Palace Route】 The highlight of Niushou Mountain, the Buddha's Top Palace is divided into nine levels, three above ground and six below: mainly to see the Zen Vista, Relic Hall, and Relic Treasury. First visit the reclining Buddha, then take the elevator to the fifth basement level, and tour up level by level. 🎗The lowest level is only open for 21 days a year, it's hard to encounter, but if you're lucky enough to catch it, you can tour the full view of the underground palace, which is very impressive! 🕹【Stamp Collection】 Visitor Center at the East Gate, 6 stamps. Xin Tang at the exit of the Underground Palace, 8 stamps. Buddha's Top Pagoda, look for the staff selling bracelets, 1 stamp. The store selling postcards on the third basement level of Buddha's Top Palace, 4 stamps.