The magnolia flowers at Longhua Temple are so impressive!! They deserve to be seen by everyone

The magnolias are as white as snow, fragrant like orchids, and classically elegant. I must say, they really complement the temple perfectly! Full of spirituality! Hangzhou has the Faxi Temple, Nanjing has the Linggu Temple, but this time, I want to wave the flag for my Shanghai's Longhua Temple! This spring, I really don't want you to miss out, or else you'll end up like me last year, waiting a full year. 📍Location: Longhua Temple, San Sheng Bao Dian 🎫Ticket: Free 🕟Opening hours: 7:00-16:30 🚇Transport: Line 11/12, Longhua Temple Station, exits 1 and 5, cross the road and you're there 🚗Parking is limited and a bit tight, 5/30min 📷Here are some of my photography tips: ▫️Use the yellow walls as a background, the contrast of white and yellow is full of Zen ▫️Use the blue sky as a background, the contrast of white and blue makes the picture clean ▫️Combine elements like 'windows', 'Longhua lamp posts', 'eaves', etc. ▫️Try to choose a sunny day, the magnolias look more translucent when illuminated, and the viewing experience is better ▫️To make the magnolias look whiter, you can reduce the saturation of yellow in HSL and increase the brightness in post-processing. 💌Tips for checking in: ▫️The magnolia flowers are currently in full bloom, but they are delicate and the blooming period is short, about a week, so hurry up ▫️There are many cats in the temple, not afraid of people and you can pet them, and there's the adorable temple cat 'Buddha Comes' ▫️As everyone knows, Longhua Temple is very popular for its incense burning, and it's especially efficacious for careers, of course, sincerity makes it even more so! ▫️There's a popular vegetarian noodle dish for free, 15, and cold dishes for 10 a serving ▫️Various specialty pastries, made with solid ingredients, appropriately sweet, and freshly dated ▫️They also serve specialty coffee, Wuyou (no worries): Americano 18, Shanyuan: Oat Latte 25 ▫️After visiting Longhua Temple during the day, you can also check in at Longhua Square with its butterfly-shaped lanterns and the Tower Shadow Space