Where can I see fireflies in Nanjing?

Summer is the best season to watch fireflies. In my memory, summer is the season when fireflies are active. Fireflies can be seen everywhere on the roadside. With the development of cities, there are fewer and fewer fireflies. So where can I see fireflies in Nanjing at present?

Guling temple

When I mention Linggu Temple, the first thing that comes to mind is fireflies. Old Nanjing people with childhood memories and tourists who come to Jinling for the first time will choose to get together on a cool summer night and feel the beauty of ancient fireflies.

Flocks of fireflies fluttered on the grass, believing what my grandmother said when I was a child: fireflies flew into the sky in droves like a silver ribbon.

The red gate of Linggu Temple reflects the dim light of fireflies, instantly bringing people into a fairy tale world and starting a romantic adventure.

The back door of the public hall where yellow-winged fireflies gather glows green, as if inviting people to travel through time and space and return to the most primitive place in time and space.

The three monuments and Baogong Pagoda are places that tourists can easily ignore. Li Bai's poems and songs are hidden in simple forms, surrounded by fireflies and constantly wandering.

The online celebrity stump is a display area for all kinds of dolls, where tourists' whimsy can be seen at a glance.

Mingling mausoleum

Ming Mausoleum, located in Zhongshan Scenic Area, has classical red walls and golden glass during the day. More than 600 years of wind and rain, like a wonderful flower standing on the top of the mountain, outlined everything here.

In summer night, fireflies decorate every landscape with strange colors, as if falling into a fairyland.

Heng Temple and Ming Tombs Monument Temple are places where tourists dare not set foot easily. These naughty elves created a magical secret world with a faint light.

The inner red gate of the Ming Tombs looks simple and solemn during the day, but it reveals a little gentle temperament in the shadow of fireflies. Walking through the gate with light seems to be an instant return to the Ming Dynasty.

The lush forest of steles in Yan Zhenqing seems to be more popular with these hooligans. They live and play here, not afraid of the bustling crowd, and they radiate their own light, adding more charm to the antique here.

In midsummer, the Ming Tombs are not only a good place for tourists to escape the summer, but also the appearance of fireflies, which makes these solemn buildings become dreamy and mysterious places in Miyazaki Hayao cartoons.

It's time to appreciate fireflies. It's better to call three or five friends and step into the forest deep in the mountains together to have a wonderful summer feast about fireflies!

Tips for watching fireflies

1. Don't catch fireflies, especially when taking children out to watch them. Adults should not indulge their children's playfulness to catch fireflies and take them home, which will not only scare away fireflies, but also lead to their death and decrease in number.

2. The whole adult stage of fireflies is only about 7 to 14 days. The main task of the short adult stage is mating. If there is strong light pollution, fireflies can't identify and mate alone, which will make the number of fireflies drop sharply. Remember to turn off the light source when watching fireflies, and don't turn on the flash when taking pictures.

3. Because fireflies are very sensitive to environmental brightness, temperature, vibration and other changes. If they enter the firefly habitat, turn off the lights and avoid talking loudly. Fireflies glow in order to mate and reproduce the next generation, which is their lifelong mission. What we should do is to leave a clean place for fireflies and watch them quietly from a distance.

4. You can choose to watch fireflies on sunny days. Try to wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers to prevent mosquito bites. Don't spray mosquito repellent on yourself. Mosquito repellent water is also harmful to fireflies.

5. The mountain roads in the scenic area are empty, the roads are dark at night, and most of the roads are uneven. Women should try to avoid wearing high heels;

6. Try to avoid going alone. You can bring your family or make friends.

7. After watching the fireflies, please take your belongings, leave the scenic spot in time, and protect the environment from yourself.