### 【48 Hours Roaming Jinling! A Local's Secret Photo and Food Map】

As a "duck fan" who has been to Nanjing three times, this time I discovered many hidden photo spots and amazing eateries. Here's a down-to-earth guide just for you! --- ### 📸 **Must-Visit Photo Spots: Guaranteed Social Media Highlights!** 1. **Qinhuai River · Wende Bridge Night View** Even if you have to squeeze into the crowd at night, you must take photos! The lanterns on the painted boats reflect on the river. Stand in the middle of the bridge and wait for the moon to rise right above the arch. Set your phone to night mode, and the "half-circle arch + reflection = full moon" magical shot is easy to capture. Secret tip: The Dongguantou section of the city wall has fewer people and a wider view. Wearing Hanfu for silhouette shots is amazing! 2. **Laomendong · Junhui Bookstore Terrace** Blue bricks and horse-head walls paired with modern coffee cups, the second-floor terrace offers a strong time-travel vibe! Order a Meiling porridge (15 RMB, soy milk + fragrant fried glutinous rice), wait for the sunset to gild the black tiles, and snap the moment the lanterns light up. In the alley, the "Jinling Manufacturing Bureau" café with its gear wall and industrial style turns into cyber Jinling with a cool filter. 3. **Niushou Mountain · Foding Palace Thousand Buddha Hall** Rush there at 3:30 PM! Few people and soft light, the dome skylight pours down holy light. Stand in front of the Buddha’s hand wearing a plain long dress and shoot your back for a pilgrimage-like photo (ticket 100 RMB, five underground floors are breathtaking). --- ### 🍜 **Food Hits: The Happy Home of Nanjing’s Stomach!** - **The "Duck Cutting" Ceremony** Queuing at Zhang Yun Salted Duck Shop is worth it! Salted duck breast (38 RMB/half) with chili oil, salty and fragrant with osmanthus. Locals recommend: save the duck marinade to mix with noodles, so delicious you’ll lick the bowl. - **The Soul of Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup** At Suojincun Jinyuan Old Shop, 15 RMB standard with duck liver + duck intestine + duck blood, add a spoonful of chili oil! Duck oil biscuit (2 RMB) torn into the soup, crispy skin soaking up the broth is heavenly. - **Street Carb Bombs** Next to the "Mute Egg Dumplings" in 378 Alley, beef potstickers (18 RMB/4 pieces) burst with juice when bitten! Pan-fried to golden crisp bottoms, dip in vinegar to cut the grease. Laomendong’s Blue Boss sweet lotus root porridge (10 RMB), lotus chunks pull sweet and glutinous threads, warming hands and stomach. --- ### 💡 **Tested Tips** - **Save on Accommodation** Laomendong’s "Jieziyuan Homestay" (200+ RMB/night), carved wooden windows + blue brick courtyard, 3-minute walk to Jiang Youji potstickers; night owls choose hotels in Xinjiekou, subway access + 24-hour salted duck downstairs. - **Avoid Pitfalls** Snacks at Confucius Temple are expensive and often disappointing! Head straight to Hunan Road / Hongmiao: Xiaoyun Soup Dumplings (Ni Ni’s favorite), Xiao Ma Beef Noodles, 10 RMB fills you up. - **Transport Hacks** Subway covers all scenic spots (4 RMB max one way), rent an electric scooter at Zhongshan Scenic Area (30 RMB/hour), cycling on Wutong Avenue is 10 times better than sightseeing buses! > 📌 **2-Day Expense Reference** > Tickets: Niushou Mountain 100 + Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum 70 (student half price) > Food: 80 RMB/day (duck blood soup + potstickers + plum blossom cake all you can eat) > Stay: Homestay 200 RMB/night > Transport: Subway 20 RMB + scooter rental 50 RMB The beauty of Nanjing is the fiery warmth of duck oil biscuits, the sacred light and shadow of Foding Palace, and the heartfelt local warmth in an old alley with a simple "Ah, need chili oil!"