I spent a whole year shooting at this Beijing location, was it worth it?


Hello everyone, I’m Yingji.
Self-taught in photography for 1️⃣ year, I enjoy urban exploration and discovering great shooting spots.
I’ve compiled some photo-worthy locations in Beijing along with the suitable focal lengths for each spot. Take a look and let me know, after two years of self-taught photography, is producing work like this worth it?
1️⃣ Guangqu Expressway (📍 Beijing Sailong International Cultural and Creative Park / 24-105)
2️⃣ China Zun and train in the same frame (📍 West side pedestrian bridge at Guanzhuang Metro Station Exit A / 70-200)
3️⃣ Tiananmen and Temple of Heaven in the same frame (📍 Puhuangyu Metro Station Exit G, Shidai Qunfang Community / 600)
4️⃣ Road to Beijing (📍 Tongzhou Tongguang Jiayuan / 70-200)
5️⃣ City folding (📍 Intersection in front of Chaoyang District Cultural Center / 16-24)
6️⃣ Baita Temple (📍 Chaoshou Hutong / 24-105)
7️⃣ Bell Tower (📍 Lingdang Hutong / 24-105)
8️⃣ Fuchengmen Metro Station (📍 Any entrance to the station / 24-105)
9️⃣ Wangjing South Metro Exit C (📍 Exit and see a small river / 24-105)
1️⃣0️⃣ Baita Temple (📍 Top floor of Yao Coffee / 24-105)
1️⃣1️⃣ City folding (📍 Xinjie Courtyard / 16-24)
1️⃣2️⃣ Temple of Heaven (📍 Outside the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, northwest or northeast direction both work / 24-70)
1️⃣3️⃣ Lugu Street (📍 Grass lawn in the middle of the road / 70-200)
1️⃣4️⃣ Wangjing North Small River Park (📍 After entering the park, find the big steep hill / 24-70)
1️⃣5️⃣ City folding (📍 Intersection in front of Chaoyang District Cultural Center / 16-24)
1️⃣6️⃣ Sanlitun (📍 Taikoo Li West District / 24-105)

Post by adelineeverhart91 | Oct 24, 2025

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