Suggest using a framework composition, utilizing the red door frames and window lattices to create a natural frame, highlighting the central palace lantern. Advise the photographer to shoot from a low angle with an upward view, placing the lantern in the center of the frame, and incorporating the interior ceiling and architectural structure in the background to add depth. It is recommended to use a telephoto lens to compress space, making the details of the lantern clear, and blurring the foreground door frame to enhance the sense of depth.

Tiananmen Tower - photographing palace lanterns at the door frame

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Inside the Tiananmen Gate Tower, Dong Chang'an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing (370 meters walk from the Northwest entrance of Tiananmen East Subway Station)

Photography Tips

Suggest using a framework composition, utilizing the red door frames and window lattices to create a natural frame, highlighting the central palace lantern. Advise the photographer to shoot from a low angle with an upward view, placing the lantern in the center of the frame, and incorporating the interior ceiling and architectural structure in the background to add depth. It is recommended to use a telephoto lens to compress space, making the details of the lantern clear, and blurring the foreground door frame to enhance the sense of depth.

Walking Guide

Take the Subway Line 1 and Batong Line (Universal Resort - Fushouling) to Tiananmen East Station (Exit B Northeast). After exiting the station, walk 690 meters to reach Tiananmen Tower.