Qixia Mountain, also known as Sheshan Mountain, is located in Qixia Town about 22 kilometers northeast of downtown Nanjing and is named for the Qixia Temple built right into the mountainside. Alongside many ancient monuments, such as the Temple and Sarira Tower, there are also amazing natural wonders such as Qingfeng Sword, Tiankaiyan Rock, and Yixiantian. In the autumn the mountain is especially beautiful with the red maple festival being the time to take pictures of the mountains covered in a sea of different shades of red and scarlet leaves.