Night Tour of Stunning Chinese Architecture Check-in Spot

🏮Enjoy the magnificent spectacle of a thousand lanterns at night! This comprehensive guide to Daming Temple is a must-save! 📿Reasons to Visit A millennium-old ancient temple meets a dreamy lantern festival! The Tang Dynasty site where monk Jianzhen practiced + the Song Dynasty place where Ouyang Xiu entertained guests! The nighttime world of a thousand glowing lanterns is breathtakingly beautiful! 📍Transportation Guide 🚌Address: No. 8 Pingshantang East Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City - Bus: Take routes 25 or 29 to Daming Temple Station - Self-drive: Parking available at the scenic area (10 RMB per visit) ⚠️Night tours must enter through the North Gate of Qiling Pagoda (after 17:00) ⏰Lantern Festival Time ✨Lighting hours: 18:00-21:30 (extended to 22:00 in summer) 🎫Tickets: Daytime tickets are valid! No need to buy again! 🔥Best viewing times: Special performances on holidays/weekends (recommended to enter before 19:00) 🚶‍♂️Must-visit Route 1️⃣ Enter through Qiling Pagoda North Gate - Lights turn on promptly at 18:00! Head straight to the top viewing platform to overlook the sea of lanterns with Slender West Lake in the frame - 📸Photo tip: Use a wide-angle lens + night mode 2️⃣ Jianzhen Memorial Hall - Tang Dynasty architectural light and shadow show every 20 minutes - The popular lantern wall is here! Wearing Hanfu makes photos even better 3️⃣ Pingshantang Hall - Song Dynasty building complex transformed into a poetry lantern corridor - Hidden photo spot: Shoot lantern clusters from the stone steps in front of the hall looking upward 4️⃣ The Fifth Spring Under Heaven - 360-degree water screen projections arranged around the spring source - Remember to bring coins to make a wish (coins reflecting at the spring bottom create a magical effect) 🍵Food Recommendations - Vegetarian restaurant inside the temple: Must-try Guanyin noodles for 18 RMB per serving - Cultural creative ice cream at the exit: Daming Temple Pagoda shape (matcha flavor is best) ❗️Tips to Avoid Pitfalls 1. Don’t trust scalpers at the entrance! Official channels guarantee ticket authenticity 2. It gets cold at night, bring a light jacket 3. Tripods must be registered in advance; selfie sticks limited to 1 meter in length 4. Weekends are crowded, recommended to arrive before 17:30