Recommend that photographers stand among the ancient buildings and shoot upwards, using a frame-within-a-frame technique. Use the foreground buildings as a frame to center the tower, emphasizing the solemnity and spatial tension of the traditional architecture through color and architectural layers. Travel Tips: 1. Admission: 10 RMB, including three incense sticks. 2. Best Time to Shoot: Consider visiting in the afternoon for the chance to capture the sunset. Additional Tips: 1. Bodhi轩 (Bodhi轩) - Psychological Counseling Room: Monks provide psychological counseling every Tuesday to Sunday. 2. When inside the temple, be sure not to step on the thresholds or take photos of the Buddha statues. 3. When entering the hall, men should step in with the left foot first, and women with the right foot. 4. At the entrance, you can receive a welcome poster with any drink from the “Rooster’s Call Tea Dance.”

Gu Jiming Temple - Upward shot of the Great Compassion Hall and the Medicine Buddha Pagoda

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No. 1 Jiming Temple Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, Gujiming Temple

Photography Tips

Recommend that photographers stand among the ancient buildings and shoot upwards, using a frame-within-a-frame technique. Use the foreground buildings as a frame to center the tower, emphasizing the solemnity and spatial tension of the traditional architecture through color and architectural layers. Travel Tips: 1. Admission: 10 RMB, including three incense sticks. 2. Best Time to Shoot: Consider visiting in the afternoon for the chance to capture the sunset. Additional Tips: 1. Bodhi轩 (Bodhi轩) - Psychological Counseling Room: Monks provide psychological counseling every Tuesday to Sunday. 2. When inside the temple, be sure not to step on the thresholds or take photos of the Buddha statues. 3. When entering the hall, men should step in with the left foot first, and women with the right foot. 4. At the entrance, you can receive a welcome poster with any drink from the “Rooster’s Call Tea Dance.”

Walking Guide

It is recommended to take Line 4 of the subway and get off at Jiming Temple Station. Exit at Exit 5 and walk west for 4 meters, then turn right and walk north for 12 meters. Turn left and walk west for 21 meters, then turn right and walk along Peace Park Road for 42 meters. Turn left and walk along Beijing East Road for 130 meters, then turn right and walk northeast along Jiming Temple Road for 384 meters. Turn left and walk west for 139 meters, then turn left and walk south for 87 meters to reach the Mahavira Hall.