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Photographing snow-capped mountains from Chengdu is a game of visual roulette—most days, the hazy skyline renders telephoto lenses useless against the monotonous gray, with 100-kilometer treks yielding nothing but empty frames. Yet during those rare 0.01% magical moments, when the Gongga Mountain Range pierces through the clouds and sunlight crowns Yaomei Peak's snowy summit, the entire Chengdu Plain transforms into your personal viewing platform. Key factors for success: a 48-hour window after heavy rainfall, northwest winds above level 3, and precise focus on Longquan Pass at 5:23 AM. After all,…
'This is Chongqing, the Cyberpunk City of China!'As sunset hues dance on the Yangtze River and night falls with a symphony of lights, the city's nightscape will absolutely take your breath away.
When your drone ascends over Chongqing at night, the city transforms into a living cyberpunk dream. Hongyadong's golden lights cascade down the cliff like liquid sunshine, its stilted houses stacking like glowing Lego blocks. The Yangtze River mirrors this spectacle, turning into a swirling galaxy of reflections - where it's impossible to tell where the real city ends and its watery twin begins.
I captured Chongqing's natural beauty at 7:30 PM - the city glowing in its magical blue hour. As the last sunlight disappears behind the mountains, Chongqing begins to shine. Street lamps flicker on, car lights illuminate the roads, and buildings emit a gentle glow from within. From this angle, the Yuzhong Peninsula resembles a colossal starlit spaceship ready to sail through the night.
When Wuyi Square crowds disperse,Changsha at 4AM activates its luxury mode—The 93-story IFS curtain wallsheds flashy LED costumes,breathing only through geometric light leaks,while Xiang River flows blackmirroring the financial district's muted elegance. This is the early bird's privilege:Watch sunrise bleed from Yuelu Mountain,gilding IFS' steel frame in rose gold,even Jiefangxi's bar neon becomescyberpunk movie fill lights. Summer alert:At 6:02AM on Orange Isle,you'll witness a waking"Star City Edition" Manhattan.
Click! Freezing the city's most poetic heartbeat—As train C204 leaps across Liuyang River Bridge into the concrete jungle, its light trail makes all of Changsha vibrate along the rails. This is the most lyrical section of Beijing-Guangzhou Railway:Where over 100 trains daily pulse through the city,Steel dragons slicing through sunsets or vanishing into neon,But my lens caught that magical beamof morning light piercing precisely through IFS' glass facade.
Perched atop Snake Hill's ancient beacon site, the Yellow Crane Tower was never just a building—it's the "March of fireworks" when Li Bai bid farewell to Meng Haoran, the homesickness in Cui Hao's verse "where white clouds have been wandering for thousands of years", and the cultural medal the Yangtze River has worn for 1,800 years! Though the current five-tiered eaves were reconstructed in 1985 based on the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi Tower, when you touch those cool bronze tiles, your fingertips still connect with the wartime drums of the Three…
When the 18-kilometer riverfront illuminates, Hankou transforms into a cyberpunk wonderland! The chimes of Jianghan Customs House still echo, while the Wuhan Tiandi skyline across the river dons a glittering cloak of lights.
As the 303-meter Greenland Twin Towers pierce through the morning mist over the Gan River, this city—where the military flag was first raised—is rewriting the rules of elevation with glass curtain walls. The skyscrapers of Honggutan CBD rise like a forest of steel bamboo, standing in silent dialogue with the millennia-old Tengwang Pavilion across the river—where the edge of a modern metropolis resonates with the poetry of "sunset clouds and lone ducks flying together."
Few cities blend Jiangnan's watery tenderness, modern metropolitan vibrancy, and profound historical heritage as Nanjing does. Visiting here this spring felt like a cross-temporal dialogue, leaving me with profound emotions I couldn't easily articulate.
When the 318-meter crown jewel of Financial City Phase II pierces the clouds, Hexi CBD's modernist skyline achieves its final form through the glacial glow of glass curtain walls. The geometric BOX cluster frames perfectly with the flowing "Jinling Red" dome of Olympic Center - like quantum entanglement between futuristic metropolis and ancient capital DNA. At dusk, the illuminated interiors cascade through Möbius strip-shaped towers, compressing 20 years of urban development into this cyberpunk lightscape. Here lies not just the financial engine of Yangtze River Delta, but Nanjing's three-dimensional resume…
Sunlight pierces through the clouds, draping Ningbo's coastal cityscape in golden hues. Led by the 400-meter-tall Zhejiang No.1 High-Rise—Ningbo Center Tower, this steel-and-glass forest carves futuristic silhouettes of urban ambition. Glass facades dance with drifting clouds while construction cranes share the frame with soaring birds—where international metropolis meets the poetic soul of Sanjiangkou. From the European architecture of Old Bund to the skyscrapers of Eastern New Town, Ningbo measures its era-defining leap in vertical dimensions.
Besides West Lake, Hangzhou has another stunning night view spot—the CBD of Qianjiang Century City!Starting at 9 PM, the entire city seems to light up, with the glowing skyscrapers twinkling like dazzling diamonds in the night sky. If you love photography and sharing, this is definitely the perfect spot. Whether you're standing on the riverside bridge or sitting by a high-rise window, you can capture breathtaking shots.
When the clear sky stretches as an endless canvas, Hefei's skyline paints modern poetry upon the blue-and-white backdrop. Glass curtain walls refract the celestial light, while skyscrapers carve geometric elegance through drifting clouds. The quietly standing Ferris wheel resembles an exquisite cogwheel, gently turning the city's romance.
Even those who've lived in Hefei for decades may never have witnessed its beauty quite like this. These frames reveal the city through the discerning eye of a National Geographic shooter - showcasing a Hefei that's at once familiar and astonishingly new.
As dusk gilds Hefei’s skyline with flowing molten gold, the skyscrapers of Swan Lake CBD stage their most magnificent spectacle of the day. The glass facades refract the setting sun into countless shards of golden light, while the golden crown of Anhui Radio and Television Center burns atop the clouds like a modern-day bronze sparrow terrace. The twin towers of the Government District carve two platinum arcs across the sky, mirroring the rippling lake below in a harmonious dialogue between earth and heaven.
The retro Western-style buildings on Yantai Mountain are bathed in a golden glow, while the upturned eaves of Jinshan Temple shimmer in the Min River's reflection. Zhenhai Tower gazes over the city’s twilight, and the flowing traffic on Minjiang Bridge paints streaks of light. On Jiangxin Island, reeds sway in the warm orange hues of the evening breeze, and the cables of Gushan Bridge pull up the entire sunset sky. The cruise ships at "Heart of Minjiang" sound their horns, the glass facades of Taijiang Financial Street ignite with lights,…
The weather in Xiamen has been perfect lately. I hiked up to the summit of Daping Mountain during sunset—the view was absolutely stunning! Measured on the map, it's about 10km in a straight line to the airport, and even with a 70-300mm lens, capturing clear shots of the planes was challenging.
Ruowang says: 'II always thought Elephant Mountain offered the best night views of Taipei—until I stood at the Jiantanshan Lookout. This is the ultimate photography spot! Not only can you overlook the entire city, but you also get unobstructed shots of planes taking off and landing at Songshan Airport. The dynamic contrast of city streets and soaring aircraft creates a jaw-dropping composition!'
In Hong Kong, every brick and tile bears the marks of profound history and modern glory. This city, hailed as the "Pearl of the Orient," captivates the world with its unique charm. From the enchanting nightscape of Victoria Harbour to the breathtaking panoramic views from Victoria Peak, Hong Kong is more than just a city—it's a marvel where Eastern and Western cultures intertwine, a stage where dreams and reality coexist.