Qixia Temple in Nanjiang

Qixia Temple, 栖霞寺 in Chinese, is a Buddhist temple located on Qixia Hill in the suburban Qixia District in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China, 22 kilometres northeast of downtown Nanjing. It is one of Nanjing's most important Buddhist monasteries, and one of the four well-known temples in China.
The temple was built in 489 AD, during the South Qi Dynasty, and called Dongde Temple in Tang Dynasty. The temple is well-known for its large collection of Chinese Buddhist visual art and sculptural art in the grounds. These consist of pagodas, murals and artwork that date back to the 10th century.
The main things to visit in the temple include:
Thousand Buddha Caves, it is located near the temple site and situated on the slopes of Qixia Hill. There are more than 500 Buddhist sculptures.
The Buddha's Relics Pagoda
The pagoda is in the southeast of Qixia Temple. It was built in 601 and destroyed in the Tang Dynasty. In 945, it was rebuilt by Southern Tang Dynasty emperor Li Jing. The pagoda has a five-story, octagon-shaped structure with a height of 18m. The pagoda is carved with waves and a dash of fish and Chinese flowering crab apples.