Qixia Buddhist Temple
Temple Pews
Otherwise known as 栖霞寺 [qi3xia2si4], this temple lies some 20km northeast of the city proper. The best time to go there is during the autumn when all around is red and falling.
Despite it being almost winter now, I heard from my bad friend Chrys that she was going to go last week. Why? It’s supposedly the time when the autumn leaves go brown and gold.
Possible, with the weather situation here.
Detente
Below is my ticket from 3 years back. It must be more crowded now.
The best time to come over is during the fall. But sometime, winter is fall here. People come here to visit the temple and also walk the hill adorned in red….
And to pick dried leaves…
The map below tells you how huge this hill is…
Here’s a sight of people burning incense in front of this functioning temple…
And a beautiful represenation of a section of the path you might walk…
Part of the temple site….
And here too, another part…
Check this place out, if these pictures pique your fancy!
