Complete Guide to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival at Juhui Temple, Kunshan｜Detailed Analysis in 1,000 Words! Unlock the Most Beautiful Chinese-Style Night Banquet with Us

🌟【Complete Guide to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival at Juhui Temple, Kunshan】Detailed Analysis in 1,000 Words! Unlock the Most Beautiful Chinese-Style Night Banquet with Us🏮 “Jade beads gently fall beneath the moon, picking up fresh dewdrops before the hall,” this year’s Mid-Autumn ritual feeling was found by me in this thousand-year-old ancient temple! If you want to avoid the crowds and experience a time-traveling lantern festival feast, please keep this nanny-level guide handy～ 📍Location Kunshan City - Intersection of Dongtinghu North Road and Yangshu Road, Development Zone (near Eastern Rome) 🚇 Transportation Options ► Subway fans’ first choice: Get off at Baihetan Station on Line 11, then bike 1.6 km ► Cycling fans 🉑 option: Bicycle parking area is available across the street 🕒 Prime Time Schedule September 10 - 30 Daily lighting hours: ► 17:00-18:30 Blue hour (best for portrait photography) ► 18:30-20:00 Peak light show period (recommended to tour in reverse order) ► After 20:00 Crowd thins out (ideal for in-depth photography) ※ Additional moon worship ceremony on Mid-Autumn night, entry closes at 21:30! 🎑 Must-Visit Lantern Displays Detailed 🏮 Moonlight Bodhisattva Lantern Array (Temple Front Square) The 20-meter-high main lantern hides a secret—the Bodhisattva’s jade bottle releases a “moonlight waterfall” on the hour, which turns into a lotus halo on the ground! Best photo spot is three meters in front of the incense burner, shooting upward at a low angle. 🎑 Poetry Lantern Corridor (East side of the Mahavira Hall) 200 diamond-shaped poetry lanterns form a light and shadow tunnel. Recommended to find the “Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea” lantern sign; standing underneath lets the light and shadow fall on your face, creating a divine side silhouette! 🐇 Illusory Moon Mirror Lake (Release Pond Area) A double moon spectacle created by water reflections, with six mechanical jade rabbits in the pond swaying to the sound of the zither. A secret tip: wave at the largest rabbit and it will nod back at you! 🛍 Market Shopping Guide ► Intangible Cultural Heritage Area: Su embroidery lanterns (198-398 RMB), sandalwood Rabbit Lord pendants ► Food Area: Must-try fresh meat mooncakes (8 RMB each) paired with osmanthus iced brew (15 RMB per cup) ► Interactive Area: Pitch-pot game rewards rabbit ear headbands, sugar paintings can be customized with names 📸 Photo Secrets File 1️⃣ Red Wall Moon Gate (17:10-17:30) Use sunset light to shoot in Hanfu; window grids cast diamond-shaped light spots! Pose suggestion: hold a round fan to cover half your face, gaze slightly downward. 3️⃣ Ginkgo Lantern Array (5-minute queue required) Turn on portrait mode to blur the background, hold the paper lantern bought at the market close to your face for fill light. Remember to add the “Teal and Orange” filter to enhance contrast! 5️⃣ Arch Bridge Reflection (Secure your spot at 18:00 sharp) Requires two people cooperating—one on the bridge shining light, the other shooting the reflection below. Tip: toss a coin into the water to create ripples, breaking the light into starburst effects! 💡 Hidden Task Chain 1. Find glowing jade rabbits in 5 spots inside the temple (eaves of the Sutra Pavilion, window lattices of the Bell and Drum Tower, etc.) 2. Scan the QR code on the rabbits’ bellies with your phone to collect stamps 3. Collect all to exchange for embossed bookmarks or mooncake molds (limited to 100 sets daily) 👗 Outfit Formula ► Hanfu fans: Ming-style long jacket + horse-face skirt, paired with pearl tassel ankle decorations ► Modern style: Xiangyun silk dress + embroidered shoes, hairpin with jade rabbit elements ► Must-have gear: phone fill light (rental on site 10 RMB/time), mosquito repellent patches, folding stool (for shooting high-up lantern displays) 💌 Hard-earned Tips ► Off-peak mantra: Enter the farthest release pond first, then tour backward ► Family bonus: Kids can get an adventure map; complete the treasure hunt to receive a glowing wristband ► Emergency kit: Visitor center provides hot water/sewing kit; lost persons can be announced at the Bell Tower “Lantern and moon reflect each other from afar, people reunite on earth,” when thousands of bright lanterns hang from the ancient temple’s flying eaves, flickering candlelight seems to carry prayers across time and space. This Mid-Autumn Festival, why not come to Juhui Temple to light a lantern and walk under the moon, rediscovering the warmest taste of reunion in your memories～