Lishui Travel｜Totoro Seaweed Donglushan Forest and Sunset Poetry

Depart from Suzhou and visit all the popular and classic Internet celebrity attractions in Nanjing Lishui within 48 hours.
📅𝐃𝐀𝐘❶ Enter Hayao Miyazaki's summer fairy tale
📍09:00 Totoro Grass Sea (Huashu Village)
→ Navigate to "Zhouchong Reservoir in Huashu Village", where the rolling waves of Miscanthus create a second dimension world
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▫️Overhead shot of the grass sea slope: running and capturing the moment when the skirt is in sync with the grass waves
▫️ Low-angle shooting: Use the blue sky as the background and the grass spikes to outline the silhouette of the characters
▫️ Outfit: White skirt + straw bag, Japanese film filter + grainy

📍14:00 Donglushan Guanyin Temple
→ The 270° suspended viewing platform at the source of Qinhuai River, with glazed golden roof and bamboo sea creating a Zen aesthetic
📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦
▪️Reflection of the Water Mirror: Symmetrical composition captures the mirror image of the "Buddhist Kingdom in the Sky"
▪️Guanyin Pavilion Corridor: Framed composition captures light and shadow passing through the corridor
▪️At dusk: Press the shutter when the gold-leaf eaves shine with the sunset

🏡Overnight stay: Naked Ridge Resort
→ Forest cabins/cliff view swimming pool/misty forest, with 9 Instagram-style check-in spots
🌌Night Shooting Guide:
▫️Villa area "Silhouette under the Moon": Floor-to-ceiling windows reveal warm light outlines
▫️Infinity pool "Starry sky reflection": long exposure to capture the Milky Way on the water

📅𝐃𝐀𝐘❷ From Flower Waterfall to Sky Mirror
📍10:00 Nanjing Rose Garden (Lishui)
→ Thousands of acres of rose walls + European-style fountains, the real version of Monet's garden
📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦
▫️Overhead shot of the central windmill: the characters are placed at the intersection of the flower path extension lines
▫️ Arch flower stand shot from above: let climbing roses form a natural picture frame
▫️𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿: VSCO V3 overlay soft light effect

📍16:00 Shijiu Lake "Sky Mirror"
→ Navigate to the "Zhangxu Village" sea-view highway and encounter the Nanjing version of "Spirited Away"
📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦
▪️Photographing at low tide: Mirror effect is best, it is recommended to check the tide table
▪️S-curve aerial photography: Using the highway to cut through the lake and sky, creating a sense of infinite extension
▪️Sunset silhouette: people talking to the sunset at the end of the plank road

🚗Return trip𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀:
Slow down when driving on Shijiu Lake Bridge to capture the flowing orange sea outside the car window

📜 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁
✓ There are many mosquitoes in Caohai, please prepare mosquito repellent
✓ Please do not take photos inside the main hall of Guanyin Temple
✓ It is recommended to drive to Shijiu Lake. The last bus is at 18:00
✓ The rose garden is most beautiful from April to June

Light and shadow write poetry, and plants and trees make songs. This is a visual love letter that Nanjing Lishui writes to literary and artistic travelers.