[Nanjing Niu Shou Mountain] The only Buddha Shakyamuni's skull relic

"Niu Shou Mountain is half of the history of Nanjing"
Niu Shou Mountain, which cost 4 billion yuan to build, was built in 2012. It has a total of 9 floors under the Buddha's Crown Palace and above ground, and is extremely artistic. The only remaining skull relic of Sakyamuni in the world is the most sacred object in Buddhism. It is enshrined on the 6th floor below the Buddha's Head Palace on Niu Shou Mountain, but is open to the public for a limited time.

⭕📍Address: Niu Shou Mountain Cultural Tourism Zone, Jiangning District, Nanjing
⭕ Transportation Tips: 🚇Tianlong Temple Station, Metro Line 1, Exit 2, take a taxi directly.
Enter through the east gate and take the sightseeing bus directly to the Buddha Palace on the top of the mountain for 10 ¥/person.
❗The East Gate is far away, and walking on the 3km slope makes you vomit blood. It is not recommended to walk up the mountain from the East Gate
Or West Gate is halfway up the mountain, and it takes about 15 minutes to walk to the Buddha's Peak Palace.
⭕Recommended route: Buddha's Head Palace Pool → Buddha's Head Palace → Underground Palace (must go) → Buddha's Head Pagoda
⭕🎫Tickets: 160¥
⭕Opening hour: 8:30～17:30, last admission at 16:30
‼ ️The opening hours of the relic are only 21 days a year
New Year’s Day – 3 days
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month - 1st
Lunar New Year – 7 days
The eighth day of the second lunar month - 1st
15th day of the second lunar month - 1st
The eighth day of the fourth lunar month - 1st
National Day – 7th

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