I always think the fun tourism can bring is on the set holidays to step out of the inherent circle, with a happy mood to feel people, landscape, objects, sound, light, shadow, taste of another space, and thus release out the accumulation of suppress, leaving a beautiful memory as motivation to move on in life.

Whether that place is far or near, as long as taking the action, with a yearning heart, you will be able to reach. As for the scenery, that is quite minor; through tourism in exchange for a good mood, this is what I seek.

To see the temperature is right and almost to the time to see the leaves, last weekend I went to Nanjing Xi Xia Mountain.

At the Nanjing Railway Station taking the South Long lines to Qixiashan area, first to see is the Qixia Temple. The two copper elephants in front of the temple are rather special: back with a Aquarius (meaning praying safty), nose rolled a smug, one can feel delight when seeing it. Entered the main hall, as to other temples praying to the ground, I believe if the heart is true the wish will come ture.

The older monk of the temple sat in the genial sunshine, with eyes closed, mouth obsessed with a speech, the countenance of a Buddha figure. The kind of aloof from the cool look, and the temple incense and a big song of Buddha chanting make people‘s impetuous mood suddenly quiet down.

Out of Xi Xia Temple is Qianfo Rock, and all the Buddhist figures are or 5 or 6 a shrine, or 7 or 8 a room. Buddhist caves have been here with a thousand years of history; the bigger Buddha has height of miles, while the smaller is only in several inches. At Eastbound along the mountain road to walk not far you can see the stupa, the five layers and eight directions of the tower wall of Buddha carved with fine diagrams, it was the Five Dynasties period of Chinese Buddhist works of art.

Up the stairs, and ran this way on the theme of this trip ----- went to see the red leaves.

The age of the trees are longer in Xi Xia Mountain, trees are very lush, the branches are competing to grow up, so walk in the stone steps,  the branches on top of the head are crowded in upon. Late autumn all the leaves have been gradually changing the color, when the first maple tree greet the eyelid, I felt excited like a child to run over it. And it was like always waiting for us who specially come in view of them, with bright red maple leaves waving in the breeze.

Xi Xia Mountain is not high and steep, but quiet and peaceful. We spent nearly two hours, doing walking and sightseeing, leisurely climbed the highest peak of 286 meters above sea level San Mao Feng. Along the road to walk in the picturesque mountains of Xi Xia, Maple trees are like fire, the red is all over the places. Maple leaves have orange, red, dark red, purple etc different shades of red. Stand under the Maple trees, the sun shone through the Maple Leaf to spread mottled light and shadows; when the breeze is blowing, maple leaves on the trees are like singing birds hopping in the branches, the leaves are up and down almost floating variably. From time to time maple leaves like pouring a large green canvas red, reflected in the eyes of the woods, is so beautiful, so brilliant, and golden yellow leaves of Ginkgo trees silhouetted against the side of the Maple Leaf is so harmonious. Overlooking the mountains, where more large maple shaded by red, yellow, orange and green layers, thick like oil painting.

Xi Xia Mountain in late autumn, has a quietness and abundance, like the rich harvest fruit, strolling partners under the sunset, what people harvest is a kind of mature and warmth!

Walking in Xi Xia Mountain, I saw the autumn colors, felt the fiery red, the gold yellow, this is the soul of the fall.