Nanjing Jinniu Lake Scenic Spot

Jinniu Lake scenic spot is located in the northeast of Liuhe District, 18 kilometers away from the center of the District, with a total area of 25000 mu. Jinniu Lake enjoys the reputation of "Nanjing West Lake". It is surrounded by Jinniu Mountain, Laoniu mountain, Niushi mountain, Tuanshan mountain, Yeshan mountain and Jianshan mountain. The lake water is green and clear as a mirror, just like a piece of Jasper inlaid in the peaks. It is one of the 40 scenic spots of Nanjing nature reserve and Jinling. When the red sun rises, the lake is covered with thick fog, the clouds are steaming and the mountains are looming, just like a paradise on earth. Jinniu Lake scenic spot is not only beautiful and charming, but also rich in natural landscape and cultural landscape It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu, once herded cattle for his Uncle Xu Bainiu when he was young. As a child, Zhu Yuanzhang was naughty and courageous. One day, he killed his uncle's cow with other herders. Then he put the cow's head on the west side of the mountain and the cow's tail on the east side of the mountain. When he came home at night, Zhu Yuanzhang told his uncle that there was a cow who couldn't get back on the mountain. His uncle stood at the head of the village and called There was a cow on the mountain. From then on, the mountain was named after Jinniu. Jinniu Mountain not only looks like an ox, but also has a vivid head, neck, nose and tail. There are two springs flowing out of the ox's nose for many years. Strange pines and rocks can be seen everywhere on the mountain. There are large tea gardens in the north of the mountain. There are dozens of wild animals growing in the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, the lake is rippling with green waves, egrets are playing on the lake; at the top of the mountain, the pines are rolling, and the fragrance of Camellia and mountain flowers is coming to you. 2. Immortal Cave: it is said that in ancient times, there were two immortals playing chess in this cave. A farmer cut firewood too far. When he saw two old men playing chess, he watched the game. Unexpectedly, when he came home after watching the game, his family didn't recognize him, and his grandson became an old man. This is really "one day in the cave, hundreds of years in the world". Now the stone tables and benches in the cave are still visible. 3. Nine turns and eighteen turns: in the past, most of the pilgrims in Jinniu Mountain came from Yangzhou, Yizheng and other places. Yiyang area of the people in order to facilitate the mountain, the use of mountain stones from the foot of the mountain to the temple paved this section of nine bends and eighteen turns of the channel. Why there are so many pilgrims in Yiyang and other places? There is a local saying that Jinniu "stutters on Pingshan grass, and niudungya Yiyang", and the Bodhisattvas in Jinniu Mountain are far away. 4. Stone bed: in the north of Jinniu Mountain, there is a stone bed. In the past, there was a big stone board under the stone bed and a pair of stone shoes on the big stone board. As a result of age, now only stone bed and a stone shoe. It is said that the stone bed is used by Zhu Yuanzhang and the cowherd when they play the role of emperor together. When Zhu Yuanzhang plays the role of emperor, he asks other cowherd to kowtow to him. He sits on this huge stone. When it's his turn to play the role of emperor, as long as Zhu Yuanzhang kowtows on the ground, the cowherd sitting on the stone bed will roll down. 5. Xikequan: local people call it NIUBIZI, which is located in the west of Jinniu. The temperature of spring water is maintained at 16 ℃ throughout the year. When people clap their hands and call, the spring will gush out in large quantities, accompanied by a string of bubbles rising up. It looks like a sea dragon spitting beads. It is beautiful and spectacular, and the guest is happy with the spring, so it is called Xike spring

Address: No.58, Jinniu Lake Resort, babiqiao town

Longitude: 118.970928

Latitude: 32.470394

Tel: 025-57552888; 025-575

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