Abstract: This paper analyzes six cultural characteristics of Zijin Mountain, such as mausoleum culture, religious culture, recreational culture, ecological culture, science and technology culture, and sports culture on the way of historical evolution. During the long development of Nanjing city, Zijin Mountain National Forest Park forms a multicultural pattern of prosperity and decline, contradiction and coexistence. From the perspective of the relationship between culture and tourism, the paper provides multi-function position of Zijin Mountain National Forest Park, such as ecological balance, historical heritage conservation, and citizen recreation. Multi-function management strategy of the forest park is made from aspects of system construction of cultural tourism product and classification management zones of scenic forest to explore a sustainable management approach for forest parks in Chinese ancient capital cities.