As for the tour route to visit the West Lake, I highly recommend you to start with the broken bridge and visit clockwise: the broken bridge and the broken snow → the autumn moon in Pinghu → the wind lotus in Quyuan → the double peaks and clouds → the spring dawn in Su Causeway → the fish in Huagang → the moon in Santan → the midnight in Nanping → the sunset in Leifeng → the sound of willow waves. Therefore, along this tour route, I will share with you the photo strategies of the ten scenic spots of the West Lake. This article is the Ten Scenes of the West Lake (Part II): Nanping Night Bell, Leifeng Sunset, Willow Waves and Yingying Flying.
Nanping Night Bell is located in Jingci Temple, under Huiri Peak of Nanping Mountain. It was built by Qian, the King of Wu Yue in the Five Dynasties, for Yongming, a Buddhist monk. It was originally named Yongming Temple, and was renamed Jingci Temple in the Southern Song Dynasty. After visiting so many scenic spots, what impressed me most about the temple was the old city wall, the solemn and sacred tower and the ancient red wooden door in Huang Tiao. We live in a colorful world, and different colors will have different psychological effects. This time, we will put aside the traditional shooting ideas and shoot different beautiful scenes of Nanping night clock based on different colors. The late bell of Jingci Temple in Pingshan refers to Nanping Mountain after Jingci Temple, and the "late bell" refers to the bronze Brahma bell in Jingci Temple.
The bronze bell is 3 meters high and weighs 10 tons. There are more than 68,000 words of Lotus Sutra cast on it. Every day, around 16:00, you can hear the sound of the mallet knocking on the pendulum clock, which is very powerful.
On New Year's Eve, many citizens and tourists will gather inside and outside the Jingci Temple Bell Tower to ring the bell for the New Year.
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Little Popular Science: Nanping Night Bell Guide: The bells in Pingshan Jingci Temple are crisp and pleasant in the evening. Landscape belongs to Buddhist cultural relics, characterized by auditory appreciation.
Method 1: The bright yellow is sacred. Yellow is beautiful and striking. It represents hope and vitality, and it is also one of the most commonly used color schemes in temples. Whether it's taking portraits or landscapes, it's very photogenic with yellow as the background.
There is a yellow wall on the east side of the Hall of Great Heroes. In order to avoid monotony, we can take a nice photo with the Moon Gate. At the same time, people sitting on the steps can show the scenery behind them more comprehensively, and the contrast between yellow and green is very photogenic.
The yellow wall tiles are matched with exquisite carvings, and Jingci Temple's design is also exquisite. TINT with blue (blue sky) and yellow (yellow walls and yellow tiles) makes the overall tone of the picture look brighter.
Zhao Xi (Leifeng Pagoda): If you come to Leifeng Pagoda, I suggest you come at night, so that you can climb the pagoda to see the beautiful scenery of the West Lake during the day, and you can also see the scenery of Leifeng Zhao Xi at sunset. This scene was also printed as a postcard by foreigners and praised as the beautiful scenery of China. There are many elements that can be photographed in Leifeng Tower Scenic Area: the beautiful view of the West Lake overlooking the tower, the magnificent sculpture in the tower, and the sunset at Leifeng at ten o'clock ... If you come, don't miss it.
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Little Popular Science: On Zhaoqian Mountain, a branch of Nanping Mountain on the south bank of West Lake, there used to be a brick tower with eight sides and five floors, commonly known as Huangfei Tower. Later generations changed the pagoda to "Leifeng Pagoda" because it is on a hill called Leifeng Pagoda. The tower is resplendent and magnificent, hence the name "Leifeng Sunset".
Method 1: shoot landmark buildings. What is the most famous scenic spot of Leifeng Tower? Leifeng Tower, of course. The White Snake was locked in the Leifeng Pagoda, and the familiar fairy tales from childhood cast a mysterious veil on the Leifeng Pagoda. Pagoda has a story and a more emotional tone, so you must punch in.
The most famous landscape of Leifeng Tower is the sunset glow of Leifeng Tower. In order to present the setting sun of Leifeng, the most important thing is that the setting sun is oblique and the Leifeng Tower stands tall. As the sun sets, the sky is full of rosy clouds, and the golden tower fork at the top of Leifeng New Tower reflects the afterglow of the setting sun. The sparkling lake reflects the splendid lights of Leifeng Tower, and the beauty of "one lake reflects the twin towers, and the north and the south are opposite" is roughly the same. At this time, the Leifeng Tower, I suggest you shoot from a distance, the effect is better!
Changqiao Park: Located in the southeast corner of West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, next to the long bridge of Nanshan Road.
Long Bridge is one of the three lover bridges in West Lake. It is said that Liang Zhu was sent to an eighteen-mile farewell party, and he walked eighteen miles back and forth on the bridge. Zhu Yingtai made eighteen metaphors, meaning "the long bridge is not long"; On the other hand, the missionary of Buyi King in Southern Song Dynasty and Tao Shier fell in love freely, which was blocked by Tao's stepmother. Both of them fell in love at the lotus pond head of Long Bridge.
Therefore, "the long bridge is not long, the broken bridge is constant, and the lonely mountain is not lonely" is called "the three wonders of the West Lake". Changqiao Park is now full of osmanthus trees. The park extends along the lake with exquisite layout and far-reaching artistic conception. It is known as the "urban garden" in Hangzhou.