Nanjing's Ultimate Night Tour! Da Bao'en Temple is a Must-Visit

🔥 Nanjing night tour, Da Bao'en Temple is a must-visit!
💥 If you only visit Da Bao'en Temple during the day, you’re really missing out!
🏮 When night falls, Da Bao'en Temple offers a limited-time lighting ceremony, full of ritual, unlocking another side of the temple at night—it's truly amazing for photos!

⏰ Opening hours: 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM
🌙 Night session: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🏮 Lighting ceremony: 6:30 PM – 6:45 PM (Around 6:00 PM, you can get a free heart lantern at the middle of the South Gallery to light together with the Glazed Pagoda)
🚇 Nearby subway: Line 1, Zhonghuamen Station, about 900 meters on foot
💚 The tower closes at 5:30 PM, and ticket checking stops at 7:15 PM. We recommend visiting Da Bao'en Temple before 5:00 PM so you can first take photos of the temple in daylight, then after ticketing, climb the Glazed Pagoda, and finally explore the scenic area~

🗺️ Suggested route: Nanjing Book → 🎫 Ticket check → Imperial Stele Site → (Night recommendation: Da Bao'en Pagoda⭐ 6:30 PM lighting ceremony) → North Gallery Ruins → Changgan Buddhist Lineage → Millennium Gaze → Glazed Archway → Underground Palace Relics → Lotus Pond Assembly → Southern Dynasties 480 Temples → Relic Buddha Light → Gratitude to All Beings → Bodhi Tree → Bao'en Forest → South Gallery → Hanwen Tripitaka Museum → Visit the Pagoda Special Exhibition → Bao'en Cultural and Art Museum (Cultural and Creative Shop) → 🎫 Exit → Nanjing Book
📸 Classic photo spots: Nanjing Book, Millennium Gaze, Southern Dynasties 480 Temples, Gratitude to All Beings, Glazed Pagoda, and more

📖 Da Bao'en Temple has a long history, tracing back to the Jianchu Temple and Ashoka Pagoda of the Eastern Wu period; during the Yongle era, Ming Emperor Zhu Di rebuilt Da Bao'en Temple and the "World’s First Pagoda," the nine-story Glazed Pagoda, in memory of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma. Da Bao'en Temple is grand in scale and ranks first among China’s hundred temples; the Glazed Pagoda is known in the West as the "Nanjing Porcelain Pagoda," a symbol of Chinese culture and hailed as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Medieval World."
🗺️ Currently, Da Bao'en Temple also hosts the "Visit the Pagoda" special exhibition, featuring a model of the Glazed Pagoda, the iconic Delft tulip vase from the Royal Delft in the Netherlands, and more. The exhibition’s color scheme is very rich and worth seeing!

💥 Recently, Da Bao'en Temple has many activities. Until October 31, visitors from Nanjing, Nantong, Taizhou, and Wuxi can enjoy ticket discounts; on December 16, the annual free open day of Da Bao'en Temple will also take place—something to look forward to~

Post by Amelia Gray Amelia56 | Oct 24, 2025