The Isolated Lotus Pond Paradise in the Harbor City

Nan Lian Garden is designed around water features, complemented by ancient trees such as pines, cypresses, locust trees, and crape myrtles. It also includes Tang-style architectural elements like the Longmen Lou, Yuanman Pavilion, and Ziwu Bridge. Visitors can admire large-scale bonsai displays and the Chinese Timber Structure Art Gallery (featuring miniature wooden models). Chi Lin Nunnery is laid out in a courtyard style, with four lotus ponds symbolizing the Pure Land. The buildings are distributed along the mountain terrain 👣. At first glance, the blogger simply found it beautiful without thinking much about it. Some of the descriptions here were borrowed from AI. The two sites are connected by a footbridge. When you exit the Diamond Hill MTR station, you'll first arrive at Nan Lian Garden. The blogger visited Nan Lian Garden before heading to Chi Lin Nunnery. At the time, the Yuanman Pavilion was under renovation and not open to the public, so only exterior photos could be taken. Nan Lian's Longmen Lou offers vegetarian meals 👍. ✨ Important Warning: Solo travelers and tripod users, beware! ✨ Tripods are strictly prohibited throughout the area, both indoors and outdoors. Volunteers will immediately intervene if they see one. There are many volunteers patrolling, except in areas that are not designated photo spots. At least during the blogger's visit, there were no signs indicating this restriction; it was only discovered upon arrival. The rules for photography and framing are quite strict. If you ask someone to take photos for you, that's fine. However, the blogger is not easily deterred. Even without a tripod, self-portraits were still possible. For the sake of capturing great shots, the blogger had to be quite sneaky. After all, nothing can stop a travel blogger from creating content for a lifetime.