Purple Mountain Cableway and Toutuo Ridge
ViewpointPurple Mountain: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Ming Tomb and Nanjing Museum
PURPLE MOUNTAIN CABLEWAY AND TOUTUO RIDGE · ZIJINSHAN SUODAO · TOUTUO LING
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The way up without the climb. The cableway runs from the lower station at Dibaocheng past a middle stop at the old observatory to Toutuo Ridge, 448 m, which the park calls the mountain's second-highest peak and the best platform for looking over the whole of Nanjing - it has three viewing terraces. One way ¥60, return ¥100.
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AdmissionTicketed¥60 one way, ¥100 return; ¥105 observatory combo may be suspendedVerified · 2026-09Source ↗
HoursTickets 09:00-17:00; to 17:30 Sat-Sun; one weekday from 09:30Verified · 2025-06Source ↗
ClosedNone listed; may stop for bad weather or maintenanceVerified · 2025-06Source ↗
IDReal-name tickets across the scenic area; a passport is acceptedVerified · 2025-06Source ↗
LandmarkLower station 地堡城站; top station 头陀岭站
AddressPurple Mountain Cableway, Zhongshan Scenic Area, Xuanwu District, Nanjing (玄武区钟山风景名胜区紫金山索道)Verified · 2026-01Source ↗Navigate ↗
EntranceBuses 315, 20 and G31 to the 紫金山索道 stop, then about 50 m to the ticket office (park manager)
Last verified 2026-09-24
Cableway ticket office at the lower station; combo in the 莫愁文旅 mini-program, which may be suspended while the observatory is closedVerified · 2026-01Source ↗
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