Night Tour of Stunning Chinese Architecture Check-in Spot

🏮Enjoy the magnificent spectacle of a thousand lanterns at night! This comprehensive guide to Daming Temple is a must-save!

📿Reasons to Visit
A millennium-old ancient temple meets a dreamy lantern festival! The Tang Dynasty site where monk Jianzhen practiced + the Song Dynasty place where Ouyang Xiu entertained guests! The nighttime world of a thousand glowing lanterns is breathtakingly beautiful!

📍Transportation Guide
🚌Address: No. 8 Pingshantang East Road, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City
- Bus: Take routes 25 or 29 to Daming Temple Station
- Self-drive: Parking available at the scenic area (10 RMB per visit)
⚠️Night tours must enter through the North Gate of Qiling Pagoda (after 17:00)

⏰Lantern Festival Time
✨Lighting hours: 18:00-21:30 (extended to 22:00 in summer)
🎫Tickets: Daytime tickets are valid! No need to buy again!
🔥Best viewing times: Special performances on holidays/weekends (recommended to enter before 19:00)

🚶‍♂️Must-visit Route
1️⃣ Enter through Qiling Pagoda North Gate
- Lights turn on promptly at 18:00! Head straight to the top viewing platform to overlook the sea of lanterns with Slender West Lake in the frame
- 📸Photo tip: Use a wide-angle lens + night mode

2️⃣ Jianzhen Memorial Hall
- Tang Dynasty architectural light and shadow show every 20 minutes
- The popular lantern wall is here! Wearing Hanfu makes photos even better

3️⃣ Pingshantang Hall
- Song Dynasty building complex transformed into a poetry lantern corridor
- Hidden photo spot: Shoot lantern clusters from the stone steps in front of the hall looking upward

4️⃣ The Fifth Spring Under Heaven
- 360-degree water screen projections arranged around the spring source
- Remember to bring coins to make a wish (coins reflecting at the spring bottom create a magical effect)

🍵Food Recommendations
- Vegetarian restaurant inside the temple: Must-try Guanyin noodles for 18 RMB per serving
- Cultural creative ice cream at the exit: Daming Temple Pagoda shape (matcha flavor is best)

❗️Tips to Avoid Pitfalls
1. Don’t trust scalpers at the entrance! Official channels guarantee ticket authenticity
2. It gets cold at night, bring a light jacket
3. Tripods must be registered in advance; selfie sticks limited to 1 meter in length
4. Weekends are crowded, recommended to arrive before 17:30