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Aurora Harrington

A low-key temple on the West Lake where you can take pictures of the Leifeng Pagoda, it's a pity to miss it

I was attracted to the Jingci Temple because I saw the classic photo of the window containing the Leifeng Pagoda taken by others, so I did some serious homework. After all, in June of West Lake, the scenery is not the same as the four seasons. The lotus leaves are infinitely green against the sky, and the lotus flowers are different in the sun. The well-known ancient poem by Yang Wanli in the primary school textbook: Xiao Chu Jingci Temple sends Lin Zifang, the Jingci Temple mentioned here is one of the four ancient temples of West Lake in Hangzhou, originally named "Jingci Baoen Guangxiao Chan Temple", it was renamed "Jingci Temple" by Kangxi, The plaque on the gate of the mountain gate "Imperial Jingci Zen Temple" was inscribed by Qianlong during his southern tour, a royal bloodline temple with a large scale, but often overlooked by tourists. Two of the ten scenes of West Lake are occupied by Jingci Temple, Nanping Evening Bell and Leifeng Sunset, Nanping Evening Bell refers to the evening bell of Nanping Mountain Jingci Temple, the "Nanping Evening Bell" in the stele pavilion on the right of the mountain gate is written by Kangxi, The poem stele in the imperial pen pavilion on the left of the mountain gate was inscribed by Qianlong, a temple with two emperors' inscriptions, which is quite grand. The original Leifeng Pagoda was the temple pagoda of Jingci Temple, later due to the construction of the road, the Leifeng Pagoda was separated, Kangxi and Qianlong named "Leifeng Westward", later changed to "Leifeng Sunset" by later generations. In order to feel the tranquility of the temple, Yilan chose to come at seven o'clock in the morning. The morning sun shines through the treetops on the yellow glazed tile roof of the layered halls, making me sigh at the grandeur of Jingci Temple. ✅Along the deserted stone steps all the way up, the classic shooting position of Leifeng Pagoda in the highest Shakya Hall, is next to the pillar on the side of the Buddha statue, using the telephoto of the camera or mobile phone, pulling the Leifeng Pagoda between the window panes closer, you can take it. ✅If you want to take pictures of people, there are many positions in Jingci Temple, make good use of the height difference of the terrain, look down or look up, every staircase corner covered by trees, etc. are very out of the picture. ✅On the yellow wall, there are many round decorative carvings, the sun casts tree shadows on the wall, the light and shadow are mottled and worth a shot. 💟Special reminder: The temple is quiet, please do not disturb others when taking pictures. 💰Ticket: 10 yuan ⏰Opening hours: 6:30-17:00 I am Yilan, a travel-loving photographer, come and explore fun and beautiful new ❤ places with me~
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Posted: Dec 11, 2023
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