There is a city that retains the oriental aesthetic, in the spring, plum blossoms, cherry blossoms, magnolias, falling flowers all over the city; autumn comes, the autumn leaves are paved between the Xiaoling Shinto; looking forward to a winter snow, the ancient temple of Jiming is covered with snow.
It is Nanjing, which is beautiful at all four o'clock.
In the summer, after a few rains, the annual reserved program, the Summer Night Fireflies, was finally staged again.
In 2013, National Geographic released a set of photos of fireflies that pushed the Linggu Temple, which was originally raised in the deep boudoir, to the public.
Since then, every July, it has become the most lively place in Nanjing.
After a few years, the fireflies in Nanjing have already been out of the circle.
When night falls, you will be on the hill in the city, waiting quietly, and the real "Forest of Fire" will slowly appear in its true form.
Nanjing is a mountainous forest, and in the dark of night, groups of fireflies fly through the woods.
The bright lights of the stars, like the stars in the night sky, give these forests an unparalleled beauty.
This time-limited beauty is not only a dream scene chased by photography enthusiasts, many travelers come to see the beauty of the mountains, ancient temples, forests, and fireworks.
Without further ado, Xiaobian will take you to understand the hottest fireflies
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Linggu Temple
If you want to ask where you want to see the fireflies go in Nanjing, you will definitely mention the Linggu Temple.
Linggu Temple was founded in the thirteenth year of Tianjian (514), and was originally named Kaishan Temple, which was built by Emperor Liangwu of the Southern Dynasty in honor of the famous monk Baozhi Zen Master.
During the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang personally gave it the name "Linggu Zen Temple" and named it "the first Zen forest in the world", which was one of the three major buddhist monasteries in the Ming Dynasty.
The mini golden pagoda enshrined in the Main Hall Avenue Jue Hall (Xuanzang Memorial Hall) houses Xuanzang's top bone relic, which is very precious, and only when the Linggu Temple holds an exhibition, it is a privilege to see the real face.
Climb to Linggu Pagoda, the iconic attraction of Linggu Temple, for a sweeping view of the surrounding scenery.
The Zhongshan Scenic Area, where Linggu Temple is located, is more like a huge forest oxygen bar, with towering trees and vine parasitism intertwined, symbiosis and co-prosperity, and layers of green to tell the long and long life.
It is precisely because of such a high-quality natural environment that fireflies are attracted to inhabit this place.
Several places, such as the front and back doors of the Zhigong Hall of Linggu Temple, the Flying Scissors, the Jade Belt Bridge, and the Ancestral Master Tallinn, are all good places to watch and photograph fireflies.
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Ming Tombs
In the Scenic Area of Zhongshan Mountain, it is the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma of the Ming Dynasty, adjacent to the Zhongshan Mausoleum in the east and Meihua Mountain in the south, which is magnificent and magnificent, and is one of the largest imperial tombs in ancient China.
Because Empress Ma was nicknamed "Empress Xiaocigao", and because she practiced filial piety to rule the world, she was named "Xiaoling".
It took 38 years before the Ming Tomb to be completed, opening the regulation of the imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and only the last part of the mausoleum is extant.
Entering the Ming Tombs, the monuments left over from history in the Ming Tombs have become like a fairyland surrounded by flexible fluorescent lights.
Those head and stone carvings that you may not pay attention to when you pass by during the day, but because of the occasional firefly that illuminates the ornaments on them, it is reminiscent of the time in the mausoleum that has stood for hundreds of years.
During the day, the ruins of the Ming Xiaoling East Temple, which did not look amazing, became extremely agile in the silent summer night.
The red door inside the Ming Tomb at night is even more impressive. The scarlet door, the neat door nails, the solemnity with a softness.
The fireworks flicker, the candles shine brightly, and in the hazy night, it is the only one in the eyes.
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Tushi Temple
Tushi Temple is not popular at all, hidden in the Lion Ridge Scenic Area of Laoshan National Forest Park in Pukou District, Nanjing, and was announced as a municipal cultural relics protection unit in 2006, which has the taste of a deep mountain ancient temple.
At its peak, there were more than forty permanent monks in the temple, and now only eleven are left.
Friends who have been there have commented on Tushi Temple:
"A very pure monastery, with no walls, no entrance fees, incense candles, fasting food, although the master is no longer there, there are still many believers."
It is not at all outstanding among nanjing's many attractions, but in July it will also transform into a paradise for fireflies, and there are fewer people watching fireflies than the previous two places.
On the road leading to the temple, fireflies flutter and fascinate the eyes of tourists like random flowers.
Tushi Temple, never let the people who visit the night elves on summer nights return disappointed.
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Laoshan National Forest Park
The location of Tushi Temple is located in the Laoshan National Forest Park in Pukou District, and even if you don't go to Tushi Temple to grab a place, the common roadside of the forest park is often infested with fireflies.
Some photographers have found that regardless of the number of fireflies in other parts of the city, the scale of fireflies in the old mountains has always been considerable.
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Qixia Mountain
Qixia Mountain is also known as Mount Regent, and during the Southern Dynasty, there was a "Qixia Jingshe" in the mountain, which gave the mountain its name. In the season when there are no fireflies, Qixia Mountain is also known as the "First Xiushan mountain in Jinling" because of the famous attractions all over the peaks and the unique autumn scenery.
The mountain monuments not only include the Qixia Temple, but also the Southern Dynasty Stone Carved Thousand Buddha Rock and the Sui Dynasty Stupa, which have the easternmost "Dunhuang Ruins" found in China.
The number of fireflies in Qixia Mountain is not very large, but because of the existence of these stone carvings, it adds a mysterious atmosphere to the picture.
Firefly Raiders
The end of June to the beginning of August is the active period of fireflies every year.
Fireflies are very active 1 hour after sunset, and the best time to see fireflies is from 7:30 to 9:00 pm on a clear day.
It is worth noting that full moon days and heavy rainy nights are not suitable for viewing fireflies.
The bright moonlight of a full moon provides enough light and also prompts fireflies to emit less light. It is most appropriate to observe and photograph on days when the moon is missing, or on nights when the clouds are thick.
On heavy rainy nights, fireflies' wings are easily wet by the rain and will hide in the grass; but after the rain, the wet and flowing fireflies are more.
Some nagging
Whether it is Linggu Temple or Tushi Temple, the reason why Nanjing can have such a fantastic scenery in summer is precisely because the local government has made great efforts to protect the habitat and breeding environment of fireflies, so that people can see the dream scene of so many fireflies.
And the first time you see it, you will be very excited, and it will also make many people make the wrong move: capture and take it for themselves.
Here is a call to all friends who come to watch or photograph, to lead by example to protect the fireflies, I hope that in the future this beautiful scenery can be seen by more people!
In addition, fireflies are more sensitive to light pollution, and the illumination of strong lights such as headlights, flashlights, and flash lights of camera phones will make fireflies lose their way.
Remember to turn off the light source and watch in the dark when viewing the fireflies, or wrap the flashlight and other equipment with a red cloth to soften the light source and reduce the impact on the fireflies.
In addition, for everyone who comes here to enjoy the fireflies, in fact, Jiangsu has long given more detailed Tips: