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Qixia Mountain, 22
kilometers northeast of Nanjing, was known as the
Sheshan Mountain in ancient times, which was
renamed Qixia Mountain (or Qixia Shan) because 'Qixia Cottage'
of Southern and Northern dynasties (420-581) was
located in the mountain.
The mountain has
three peaks. The East Peak resembles a dragon
and the West Peak looks like a tiger and hence
the names Dragon Hill and Tiger Hill. The main
peak is named as Sanmao Peak or Fengxiang Peak,
with an elevation of 286 meters. Visitors can find Qixia Temple
(Morning of Birds Temple) and other Buddhist cultural sites
in the mountain, as well as dense forests,
limpid streams, and tall and elegant rocks.
The Qixia Temple was founded by a Buddhist monk
named Ming Sengshao and it has two main
halls namely the Maitreya Hall and the Vairocana
Hall. Seen behind this temple is the Thousand
Buddha Cliff and a stone pagoda called Sheli Ta. Because of its picturesque scenery, it is
labeled as the 'No.1 Exquisite Mountain in Nanjing'.
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