Jiming Temple

🇨🇳 A must-visit in Nanjing! The thousand-year Zen atmosphere within the yellow walls and red tiles of Jiming Temple 🍂 ✨ The first temple of the Southern Dynasties! A peaceful journey under the yellow walls and ginkgo trees 📍 Address: No. 1 Jiming Temple Road, Xuanwu District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 🕰️ Opening hours: 07:30-17:00 (Recommended to visit before 15:00 in autumn and winter) 💡 Recommended route: 1️⃣ Shanmen Archway Must take a photo of the "Ancient Jiming Temple" plaque! Red lanterns on both sides + ginkgo trees create a great atmosphere 2️⃣ Mahavira Hall A Ming Dynasty architectural masterpiece, bustling with incense—remember to draw a love fortune slip 💕 3️⃣ Medicine Buddha Pagoda A seven-story octagonal glazed pagoda! Climb the pagoda to overlook the Zifeng Tower, blending ancient and modern views (an additional 10 yuan fee to climb) 🌸 Peaceful experiences: ▪️ Sutra copying pavilion offers free hand-copying of the Heart Sutra (open 13:00-15:00) ▪️ In the backyard tea room, order a cup of Yuhua tea and watch the copper bells on the eaves sway in the wind 📸 Photo tips: ✔️ Shoot the ginkgo avenue from the Shanmen steps (best in mid to late November) ✔️ Frame Zifeng Tower through the west window on the third floor of the Medicine Buddha Pagoda ⚠️ Notes: ▫️ Photography of Buddha statues is prohibited inside the temple ▫️ Step over the threshold, do not step on it 🚶 ▫️ Prepare cash change for the donation box 🍜 Nearby food: ▪️ Jiming Temple Vegetarian Restaurant: Double mushroom noodles that will amaze you ▪️ At the base of Xuanwu Gate City Wall: Osmanthus rice wine cake, 5 yuan per piece