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Thousand Buddha Mountain 千佛山Qiānfó Shān
4A scenic area · Jinan, Shandong
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jinan
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Thousand Buddha Mountain
A wooded hill on the southern edge of Jinan, counted with Baotu Spring and Daming Lake as one of the city's three famous sights. About 130 Buddha figures carved in the Sui dynasty remain on the Thousand Buddha Cliff, and Xingguochan Temple, a Tang foundation, stands on the slope, with paths and a chairlift leading up. From the ridge there are views north across the city towards the Yellow River.
How to get to Thousand Buddha Mountain
On Jingshi Road in Lixia district, about 3 km south-south-east of Quancheng Square in central Jinan.
Nearby
- Mount Tai 泰山 40 km
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Also within 20 km: Former Cheeloo University Buildings 原齐鲁大学近现代建筑群 (under 10 km), Shandong Ancient Architecture Museum 山东古建筑博物馆 (under 10 km), Best Spring Under Heaven Scenic Area (Baotu Spring and Daming Lake) 天下第一泉景区 (under 10 km), Wei'er Road Historic Buildings, Jinan 纬二路近现代建筑群 (under 10 km), May 3rd Incident Site, Jinan 五三惨案遗址 (under 10 km), Jiaoji Railway Museum (Former Jinan Station) 胶济铁路博物馆 (under 10 km).
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