方山园区是汤山、方山国家地质公园的园区之一，面积8.1km2，方山处江宁科学园，其东临大学城，西频秦淮河。

方山是金陵名胜之一，因山形独特而称为天印方山。

方山是距今1000万年前喷发的一座火山，保存喷发的各种岩石。它是中国东部同时期喷发的火山的典型代表，也是我国地质学家程裕祺（院士）早年（1948）研究经典区。

方山已建有北、西两个入区处，有十八盘、天印宫、老石龙池、定林寺、定林斜塔、紫雾菜园等30多处景点。处处留有火山喷发遗迹的方山，如今已成为集山之特、林之翠、石之奇、塔之怪、寺之古于一体的公园。

方山是都市人们休闲养身的好去处；

是青年的乐园，科普旅游的露天大课堂；

是追踪半部金陵史的文脉之地。

方山欢迎你！

Fangshan Scenic District

Tangshan---one of the geopark’s scenic districts, with an area of 8.1km2 is situated within the Jiangning Science-technology Zone, adjacent to the University City to east and the Qinhuai River to west.

Fangshan, as a famous scenic spot, boasts its distinguished shape and also named ‘Tianyin Fangshan’, which means ‘God’s Seal-Square Mountain’.

Fangshan is a volcano which erupted 10Ma. With well preserved different kinds of extrusive rock, it is considered as a representative for volcanoes of the same age. Also it is the classical area, where Cheng Yuqi, the Chinese prominent geologist (academician) did investigation.

There have been built two entrances (northern and western), more than 30 scenic spots, such as Eighteen Winds, God’s Seal Palace, Stone Dragon Pool, Dinglin Temple, Dinglin Inclined Pagoda, Ziwu Vegetable Garden etc. Mt.Fangshan shows up everywhere the remains from volcanic eruption, now has been built up into a park, which wins reputation for its distinguished mountain, green trees, grotesque stones, peculiar pagoda and ancient temple.

Fangshanis just a good place for metropolitan people to take recreation and health care;

It is a playground and an open classroom for science tourism for young people;

It is a right site for people to trace an half of Nanjing’s history.

Welcome to Fangshan!