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Lishui Travel|Totoro Seaweed Donglushan Forest and Sunset Poetry

Depart from Suzhou and visit all the popular and classic Internet celebrity attractions in Nanjing Lishui within 48 hours. 📅𝐃𝐀𝐘❶ Enter Hayao Miyazaki's summer fairy tale 📍09:00 Totoro Grass Sea (Huashu Village) → Navigate to "Zhouchong Reservoir in Huashu Village", where the rolling waves of Miscanthus create a second dimension world 📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 ▫️Overhead shot of the grass sea slope: running and capturing the moment when the skirt is in sync with the grass waves ▫️ Low-angle shooting: Use the blue sky as the background and the grass spikes to outline the silhouette of the characters ▫️ Outfit: White skirt + straw bag, Japanese film filter + grainy 📍14:00 Donglushan Guanyin Temple → The 270° suspended viewing platform at the source of Qinhuai River, with glazed golden roof and bamboo sea creating a Zen aesthetic 📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 ▪️Reflection of the Water Mirror: Symmetrical composition captures the mirror image of the "Buddhist Kingdom in the Sky" ▪️Guanyin Pavilion Corridor: Framed composition captures light and shadow passing through the corridor ▪️At dusk: Press the shutter when the gold-leaf eaves shine with the sunset 🏡Overnight stay: Naked Ridge Resort → Forest cabins/cliff view swimming pool/misty forest, with 9 Instagram-style check-in spots 🌌Night Shooting Guide: ▫️Villa area "Silhouette under the Moon": Floor-to-ceiling windows reveal warm light outlines ▫️Infinity pool "Starry sky reflection": long exposure to capture the Milky Way on the water 📅𝐃𝐀𝐘❷ From Flower Waterfall to Sky Mirror 📍10:00 Nanjing Rose Garden (Lishui) → Thousands of acres of rose walls + European-style fountains, the real version of Monet's garden 📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 ▫️Overhead shot of the central windmill: the characters are placed at the intersection of the flower path extension lines ▫️ Arch flower stand shot from above: let climbing roses form a natural picture frame ▫️𝗙𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿: VSCO V3 overlay soft light effect 📍16:00 Shijiu Lake "Sky Mirror" → Navigate to the "Zhangxu Village" sea-view highway and encounter the Nanjing version of "Spirited Away" 📸𝗧𝗜𝗣𝗦 ▪️Photographing at low tide: Mirror effect is best, it is recommended to check the tide table ▪️S-curve aerial photography: Using the highway to cut through the lake and sky, creating a sense of infinite extension ▪️Sunset silhouette: people talking to the sunset at the end of the plank road 🚗Return trip𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀: Slow down when driving on Shijiu Lake Bridge to capture the flowing orange sea outside the car window 📜 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 ✓ There are many mosquitoes in Caohai, please prepare mosquito repellent ✓ Please do not take photos inside the main hall of Guanyin Temple ✓ It is recommended to drive to Shijiu Lake. The last bus is at 18:00 ✓ The rose garden is most beautiful from April to June Light and shadow write poetry, and plants and trees make songs. This is a visual love letter that Nanjing Lishui writes to literary and artistic travelers.
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Posted: Apr 28, 2025
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