Zutang Mountain Sceneic Area

Zutang Mountain is located in the south of Niushou Mountain and north of Zutang Village, Dongshanqiao Township. It is about 255.9 meters high and is a branch of Niushou Mountain. The Second Southern Tang Mausoleum is located under the high mountains at the southwestern foot of Zutang Mountain in the southern suburbs of Nanjing City. Zutang Mountain was called Youqi Mountain in ancient times, and it was named after the Youqi Temple built on the mountain. At the beginning of Tang Zhenguan, Chan Master Farong attained Taoism here and became the first patriarch of Southern Buddhism. The mountain was also renamed as Zutang Mountain. A Huayan Mountain. There are Furong Peak, Tianpanling, Gongbei Peak, Xifengling and other hills on the mountain. The main peak, Furong Peak, is 256 meters above sea level. The mountains are shrouded in clouds, the valleys are deep, and the sea of pines and bamboos is fascinating. There are also Fuhu Cave, Elephant Trunk Cave and Shenshe Cave on the mountain, as well as Xiquan, Changgeng Spring, Taibai Spring, Feilai Stone, and prayer platform. There are grottoes in the south of the mountain. Hundreds of birds gather together to present flowers, hence the name Flower Rock, where the peaks are beautiful and the cliffs are dry. In the Ming Dynasty, Chenghua Nianwen (1465-1487) built a Huayan Temple here. There were many caves and pavilions in the temple, including Furong Pavilion, Xiaoxingcha, Guiyun Pavilion, Cuiweifang, Chengjiang Terrace, Daguantang, Dicuixuan, etc. Many famous buildings. These buildings were destroyed by fire. Now we can only know a thing or two from ancient records.