Qixia Mountain, located in Qixia District, Nanjing, was called Sheshan in ancient times, and was known as "the first Ming Xiushan in Jinling". In the Southern Dynasties, Qixia Jingshe was built in Shishan, hence the name. It is a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot and one of the four maple-enjoying resorts in China. In history, there were five kings and fourteen emperors who climbed Qixia Mountain, among them, Qianlong went to Jiangnan for six times and stayed in Qixia Mountain for five times.

Qixia Mountain has three peaks, surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the Yangtze River in the north, and there are three peaks in the mountains. The main peak Sanmao Palace, also called Fengxiang Peak, is 286 meters above sea level. There is Longshan in the northeast; There is Tiger Mountain in the northwest. Qixia Mountain is rich in geoscience and paleontological fossils. It is the naming place of many geoscience names, and is called "natural geological museum" and "geoscience textbook" by experts.

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Qixia is not the first name of this mountain. According to legend, in ancient times, the mountain was rich in wild ginseng, angelica, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Poria, licorice and other Chinese herbal medicines, which had the effect of nourishing the body (that is, preserving health), hence the name "taking the mountain". Qixia Mountain was unknown at first. Since the Southern Dynasties, Qixia Mountain is famous for its temples and has become a Buddhist shrine in China.

During the Southern Qi Dynasty, people in the plain knew monk Shao and gave his house "Qixia Jingshe" to Fadu Zen Master, who converted it into a temple and named it "qixia temple". Sheshan is also named after the temple "Qixia Mountain".