Must-see in Nanjing in May! Yanque Lake Monet Garden Water Lilies are in Bloom 🪷

Nanjing Limited Edition | Mistakenly Entered a Real-Life Monet Garden 💐 Folks, the water lilies at Yanque Lake in Nanjing are in bloom! This May 1st, come here to experience a real-life Monet garden that is so beautiful it will leave you speechless! 📍Location: Yanque Lake, Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing (between Gate 3 and Gate 2, on the left side of Gate 3, you can take photos without entering the scenic area) 🚇Transportation: Take Metro Line 2 to Muxuyuan Station, Exit 1, and walk about 700m (do not drive during holidays, the traffic jams will make you question your life, not to mention the expensive parking fees 🅿️) 🎫Tickets: No tickets required, free admission, great value for money 💯 🌷Flowering period: Water lilies are in full bloom in May, with a flowering period of up to 1–2 months, so go for it! 🕙Best viewing & photography time: 6:30am–9:30am, 4:00pm–5:30pm. In the morning, the water lilies are just waking up, with their petals stretching out, and the light is soft, giving the photos a natural filter. In the afternoon, the light shines obliquely, giving the lake and water lilies a golden edge, creating a full atmosphere. At noon, the light is too strong, and the water lilies may shyly close, so you won't be able to see their beauty~ 💐Water lily viewing spot: The water lilies near Gate 2 of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to the water bank on the side of "Chang Sheng Lu Yuan" next to "Tai Xiang Zhao Ming" are the most lush, with a full sense of layering, absolutely the C position viewing area! As soon as you arrive at Yanque Lake, you will be moved to tears by the beauty of the scenery in front of you 😭 The water lilies in the lake are blooming wantonly, with deep pink, light pink, light yellow, pure white... various colors intertwined, like an overturned palette of nature. Each water lily is like a carefully crafted work of art, with layers of petals, shining with a soft luster under the sunlight, as if telling an ancient romance. In addition to water lilies, there are also elegant black swans 🦢 and lively mallard ducks 🦆 on the lake. They sometimes shuttle and play among the water lilies, and sometimes sing loudly, adding a lot of vitality to this peaceful lake. Occasionally, you can also see a black awning boat slowly passing by, with the oars rippling in layers, echoing with the bald cypress and green trees on the shore, like a beautiful landscape painting. 📸Photography tips: 1. Wear light-colored clothes, such as white or light blue dresses, to echo the colors of the water lilies, which will make you look super fairy-like 🧚‍♀️ 2. Bring a telephoto lens, which can not only capture close-ups of water lilies, but also capture the cute moments of black swans and mallard ducks. If you don't have a telephoto lens, it doesn't matter, you can also take good photos with the portrait mode of your mobile phone~ 3. You can try shooting from a low angle, using the lake and water lilies as the background, and shooting people from below, so you can easily take long legs, and the background is super clean. 4. Use foreground composition, such as using a blooming water lily as the foreground to shoot the distant lake view and characters, making the picture more layered. The surrounding attractions are also super rich. After visiting Yanque Lake, you can also go to Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to feel the charm of history, stroll along Lingyuan Road (Plane Tree Avenue) to admire the tall and straight plane trees, and explore the past of the Republic of China at the Meiling Palace. A one-stop check-in to Nanjing's classic attractions, this trip is definitely worth the price! During the May Day holiday, don't go to the crowded popular attractions anymore, come to Yanque Lake for a romantic date with water lilies 💕