Nanjing Niushou Mountain one-day tour guide with recommended tour routes

How should one visit the Niushou Mountain Scenic Area in Nanjing in a day? Next, let's recommend a few tourist routes to visit Niushou Mountain Scenic Area for our friends! Friends who want to go and play, come and find out! Please refer to the following text for detailed introduction

1. Travel itinerary

1. Buddha worship tour:Niushou Square - Foding Temple - Foding Pagoda - Foding Palace. Walk for 5-6 hours; Car travel takes 3.5-4.5 hours

2. Leisure vacation trip:Niushou Square - Foding Temple - Foding Pagoda - Foding Palace - Chanlin Road - Yinlong Lake. Suggest walking for leisure, 5-6 hours

3. Historical and cultural journey:Niushou Square - Foding Temple - Seeking Zen Trail (Yue Fei's Anti Jin Fortress, Ming Dynasty Cliff Carvings) - Foding Pagoda - Foding Palace - Zhenghe Cultural Park - Hidden Dragon Lake. Walk for 5-6 hours; Car travel takes 3.5-4.5 hours

4. Sightseeing Experience Tour:Niushou Square - Foding Temple - Foding Pagoda - Foding Palace - Zhenghe Cultural Park - Baoxiang Lake - Chanlin Road - Yinlong Lake. Walk for 6-8 hours; The car ride takes 4-5 hours

2. Opening hours

8:30-17:30

3. Ticket price

Full price ticket 98 yuan, reservation one day in advance 88 yuan, half price ticket 49 yuan

4. Preferential policies

✍ Half price discount:

1. Minors aged 6 (excluding 6) to 18 (including 18)

2. Tourists aged 60 (including 60 years old) to 69 years old

Tourists who meet the conditions for half price tickets can purchase half price tickets at the ticket window of the scenic area with valid documents. When entering the scenic area, they need to present their relevant documents and ID card to verify their entry

✍ 【 Free Ticket Offer 】:

1. Children under the age of 6 (including 6 years old) or under 1.4 meters in height can exchange for a free ticket at the ticket window with a responsible adult accompanying them, and verify their entry into the park. Children under 1 meter (including 1 meter) in height do not need to change tickets and can enter the park for free at the gate with the accompaniment of a responsible adult

2. Tourists over 70 years old (including 70 years old) can enter the scenic area for free (older or less mobile tourists must be accompanied by responsible adults, and accompanying personnel need to purchase tickets). Those who bring their ID cards can directly enter the park by swiping their ID cards at the gate; Those who do not carry their ID card can exchange for a free ticket at the ticket counter with a valid identification document that can prove their identity. When entering the scenic area, they need to present their valid ID document to verify their entry

3. A retired cadre and their accompanying personnel holding a senior cadre preferential treatment certificate can exchange for a free ticket at the ticket window with their valid free ticket certificate. When entering the scenic area, they need to present their relevant documents and ID card to verify their entry

4. Active duty military personnel holding officer certificates, civilian cadre certificates, or soldier certificates of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force must present their valid free ticket documents at the ticket window of the scenic area to exchange for free tickets. When entering the scenic area, they must present their relevant documents and ID cards to verify their entry

5. Disabled persons holding a disability certificate can exchange their valid free ticket for a free ticket at the ticket window of the scenic area. When entering the scenic area, they need to present their relevant documents and ID card to verify their entry

6. Tourists holding valid Nanjing Cancer Association documents

7. Tourists holding a valid Jiangsu Province voluntary blood donation honor certificate

8. Tourists holding valid Jiangsu Province preferential treatment object pension subsidy certificates

9. Tourists holding a valid national news and publishing * * * * journalist card

10. Tourists holding valid Taiwan Compatriot Certificates

11. Tourists holding a valid membership card of the China Photographers Association

12. Tourists who have been awarded the honorary titles of Jiangsu Province's provincial and Nanjing City level acts of bravery and righteousness

✍ [No need to change tickets, direct entry to the park] Applicable objects:

1. Tourists over 70 years old (including 70 years old) and carrying their own ID card

2. Monks holding valid ordination certificates

3. Tourists holding a travel agency general manager qualification certificate (red shell)

4. Tourists holding a valid annual pass for Niushou Mountain Scenic Area (activated)

V. Transportation Strategy

Scenic Area Address: No. 18 Ningdan Avenue, Jiangning District, Nanjing City

[Public Transportation]:

1. Subway Line 1: Take Subway Line 1 to Tianlongsi Station, exit at Exit 2, and transfer to Bus 712 (towards Fafa Road Station) at Tianlongsi Subway Station to Niushoushan Scenic Area (Station 11). Walk about 500 meters to reach the destination

2. Metro Line S1: Take Metro Line S1 to Hohai University Focheng West Road Station, exit at Exit 1, and at the Hohai University Focheng West Road Station bus stop, transfer to Bus No. 754 (towards the south of the Forestry Academy) and get off at Niushou Mountain Scenic Area East (6 stops). Walk about 500 meters to reach the destination

3. Subway Line S3: Take Line S3 to Tiexinqiao Station, exit at Exit 3, transfer to Bus 712 (towards Danyang) at Tiexinqiao South Bus Station, and get off at Niushoushan Scenic Area (8 stops). Walk about 500 meters to reach the destination

4. Nearby bus routes: Niushoushan Scenic Area Station (712, 755); Niushou Mountain Scenic Area East Station (754 Road, G70 Road)

[Self driving route]:

1. From Nanjing: Ring Expressway - Ningdan Road - Niushou Mountain Scenic Area or Ring Expressway - Airport Expressway - General Avenue - Focheng West Road - Niushou Mountain Scenic Area

2. Departing from within the province:

In the direction of Suzhou Wuxi Changzhou, take the Beijing Shanghai Expressway (G2) - Shanghai Chengdu Expressway (G42) - Changhe Expressway S38- Airport Expressway - Ningdan Avenue - Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Zone

The direction of Xuzhou and Suqian is from Xuhuai Expressway (G2513) - Xinyang Expressway (S49) - Changshen Expressway (G25) - Nanjing Second Bridge - Ring Expressway - Ningdan Avenue - Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area

3. Shanghai direction: Beijing Shanghai Expressway G2- Shanghai Rong Expressway G42- Changhe Expressway S38- Airport Expressway - Nanjing Ring Expressway - Ningdan Road - Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area

4. Departing from Zhejiang: Changshen Expressway (G25) - Changhe Expressway (S38) - Airport Expressway - Nanjing Ring Expressway - Ningdan Avenue - Niushou Mountain Cultural Tourism Area

6. Departing from Shandong: Jingtai Expressway G3- Huaixu Expressway G2513- Xinyang Expressway S49- Changshen Expressway G25- Nanjing Ring Expressway - Tiexinqiao Interchange - Ningdan Road - Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Area

Nanjing Niushou Mountain one-day tour strategy, including tour route recommendations:

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Transportation:

• Public transportation: Take Metro Line 1 to Tianlongsi Station, then transfer to Bus 755 to Niushoushan Scenic Area Station; Alternatively, take Metro Line S1 to Hohai University Fuchengxi Road Station and transfer to Bus Route 754 to Niushoushan Scenic Area Station
• Self driving: Navigate to the east or west entrance parking lot of Niushoushan Cultural Tourism Area, where there are sufficient parking spaces

Tour Route:

• Morning:
• Foding Temple: After entering from the east gate of the scenic area, walk along the signs to Foding Temple. Foding Temple is a Buddhist temple dedicated to the protection of Buddhist relics and the propagation of Buddhist teachings. Its architectural style is magnificent and solemn
• Buddha Peak Pagoda: After leaving Buddha Peak Temple, continue on to reach Buddha Peak Pagoda. The Buddha Peak Pagoda is about 88 meters high, with nine levels and four sides, and is one of the iconic buildings of the Buddha Peak Holy Land. If physical strength permits, one can climb to the Buddha's Peak Tower and overlook the beautiful scenery of Niushou Mountain
• Buddha Peak Palace: After visiting the Buddha Peak Tower, proceed to Buddha Peak Palace. Foding Palace is the core attraction of Niushou Mountain, with a building appearance resembling a "big durian", and an internal space consisting of a Zen landscape on the ground and an underground palace. After entering the Buddha Peak Palace, first visit the Zen Realm Grand View and appreciate the artistic design of the reclining Buddha and dome inside
• Then head to the underground palace, where the Buddha's roof bone relic is enshrined (not open to the public on non-public viewing days), as well as many exquisite Buddha statues and cultural relics, which are breathtaking. The travel time is about 2-3 hours 69
  
• Noon:
• Dining break: Enjoy lunch in the dining area near the Buddha's Peak Palace, where you can taste specialty foods such as vegetarian noodles. 1415
  
• Afternoon:
• Niutou Zen Cultural Park: After lunch, head to Niutou Zen Cultural Park. Here, historical relics such as the Hongjue Temple Pagoda and cliff carvings are preserved, and traditional Jiangnan garden style wooden structures are used to showcase the Tang style ancient architecture. You can visit the Hongjue Temple Pagoda to learn about its historical and cultural background
• Hidden Dragon Lake: After leaving the Niutou Zen Cultural Park, take a stroll to Hidden Dragon Lake. The scenery around Yinlong Lake is beautiful, with clear lake water and perennial ryegrass and green grass planted by the lake. You can take a walk by the lake, enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains, and relax your body and mind

Return:

• After the afternoon tour, you can choose to take the scenic sightseeing bus back to the entrance of the scenic area or walk back according to your physical strength and time. If you have enough time, you can also purchase some special souvenirs from the shops in the scenic area

In short, a one-day tour of Niushou Mountain can allow you to fully appreciate the charm of * * culture and the beauty of natural scenery, but you should pay attention to safety and comply with the regulations of the scenic area during the tour