1. Positioning: The photographer stands inside the stone archway, shooting outward from a level angle. 2. Composition: Employ a frame-within-a-frame technique, using the stone archway as the foreground frame to highlight the Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower in the background. Additionally, utilize symmetrical composition, with both sides of the archway being basically symmetrical, to enhance the stability of the image. 3. Lens Usage: Use a wide-angle lens to capture a broad field of view, showcasing the spatial sense from the archway to the Arrow Tower. Equipment Settings: During the day, use a low ISO (100-400) and an aperture of f/8-f/11 to ensure depth of field; at night, use a higher ISO (800-1600) and an aperture of f/2.8-f/4, adjusting the shutter speed based on lighting conditions.

Zhengyang Gate - Arrow Tower

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140 meters east of the intersection of Qianmen East Street and West Side Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

Photography Tips

1. Positioning: The photographer stands inside the stone archway, shooting outward from a level angle. 2. Composition: Employ a frame-within-a-frame technique, using the stone archway as the foreground frame to highlight the Zhengyangmen Arrow Tower in the background. Additionally, utilize symmetrical composition, with both sides of the archway being basically symmetrical, to enhance the stability of the image. 3. Lens Usage: Use a wide-angle lens to capture a broad field of view, showcasing the spatial sense from the archway to the Arrow Tower. Equipment Settings: During the day, use a low ISO (100-400) and an aperture of f/8-f/11 to ensure depth of field; at night, use a higher ISO (800-1600) and an aperture of f/2.8-f/4, adjusting the shutter speed based on lighting conditions.

Walking Guide

Take Line 2 and exit at Qianmen Station C exit. After exiting, walk straight north (with your back to Qianmen Street) for about 50 meters until you see the Zhengyang Gate Arrow Tower (a fortress-like building with gray walls, green roof, and four rows of arrow windows). Then cross the street and walk along the crosswalk over Qianmen East/West Road to reach the square south of the Arrow Tower (where you can take a panoramic photo of the Arrow Tower). Walk northwest: go around the west side of the Arrow Tower (along the north side of the Arrow Tower), and walk about 200 meters to the Zhengyang Gate City Tower (a white platform, red walls, and yellow-tiled roof building, facing the Arrow Tower to the south).