1. The model stands next to the city wall, and the photographer faces the model from a distance of about 3 meters. Use the 1.5x zoom on your phone or a 50mm lens on your camera. 2. Shoot a half-body portrait of the person, placing them on the left side of the frame with the Jiming Temple in the background on the right. You can take the shot from a slightly overhead angle. 1. Equipment settings: Fujifilm XT30 II, lens 27mm f/1.2. 2. Admission fees: 30 RMB per person, half price for college students and those over 60, free for middle and primary school students. Nanjing Tourism Year Card holders enter for free before 17:00, and night entry after 17:00 requires a ticket. 3. Opening hours: Closed on Mondays. Day session: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM; Night session: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (last ticket sold at 8:00 PM, last entry at 9:30 PM). 4. Outfit suggestions: Hanfu, modern Chinese style, or plain long dresses for better photo results.

Jiming Temple - Ming Dynasty City Wall

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No. 8 Jiefangmen, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province

Photography Tips

1. The model stands next to the city wall, and the photographer faces the model from a distance of about 3 meters. Use the 1.5x zoom on your phone or a 50mm lens on your camera. 2. Shoot a half-body portrait of the person, placing them on the left side of the frame with the Jiming Temple in the background on the right. You can take the shot from a slightly overhead angle. 1. Equipment settings: Fujifilm XT30 II, lens 27mm f/1.2. 2. Admission fees: 30 RMB per person, half price for college students and those over 60, free for middle and primary school students. Nanjing Tourism Year Card holders enter for free before 17:00, and night entry after 17:00 requires a ticket. 3. Opening hours: Closed on Mondays. Day session: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM; Night session: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (last ticket sold at 8:00 PM, last entry at 9:30 PM). 4. Outfit suggestions: Hanfu, modern Chinese style, or plain long dresses for better photo results.

Walking Guide

Buy tickets on the right, then turn right to get to the platform on the city wall. — step-by-step photo guide

Buy tickets on the right, then turn right to get to the platform on the city wall.

Pass by Jiming Temple and go through the "Liberation Gate" city wall entrance. — step-by-step photo guide

Pass by Jiming Temple and go through the "Liberation Gate" city wall entrance.

Cross the street to the right前方 and continue straight. — step-by-step photo guide

Cross the street to the right前方 and continue straight.

Take Exit 5 at Jiming Temple Station on Line 3/4. — step-by-step photo guide

Take Exit 5 at Jiming Temple Station on Line 3/4.