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Taiwan
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Age 22
YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]This was taken in a corner deep in Kyoto's Kifune Shrine, where only lanterns guide me between the n](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/4256f52b74ce804a2a26f5cd499e538832a79582.jpg)
This was taken in a corner deep in Kyoto's Kifune Shrine, where only lanterns guide me between the night and the shadows of the trees. They are like ancient angels, silently laying out a stairway to the depths of the soul.
The building at the end of the staircase is no longer just a house, but a meeting point between man and nature, body and spirit.
This is not a photo for people to see, but for the moment in your heart when you still believe that the gods will appear.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]Kifune Shrine, located in the mountains of Kyoto, is considered to be the residence of the god of wa](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/69f696bd96eb048c1bbefefe2e5b02da11d9f922.jpg)
Kifune Shrine, located in the mountains of Kyoto, is considered to be the residence of the god of water and connection. This photograph chooses to stand in a corner of the inner sanctuary, gazing outward through the cover of lanterns and paper hanging outwards at the fading torii gate and distant mountain houses.
At this moment, there is no incense and no pilgrims, only light and light and shadow remains, such as the residual heat left by the gods after they have just left. This is not a moment of grand ceremony, but a transition between spirit and stillness.
When everything is quiet, it is the moment when the gods really appear.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]At night, Umeda is like an unfolded circuit board, the buildings are chips, the lanes are optical fi](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/c43c4e3f2721c339160ea216197835dc81621656.jpg)
At night, Umeda is like an unfolded circuit board, the buildings are chips, the lanes are optical fibers, and the lights of ten thousand homes are nodes with flashing memories.
Standing high and gazing at this civilization, it is like seeing a giant beast that never sleeps, it is silent, but it never stops.
The city is not a static landscape, but a functioning body of will. It's massive, mechanical, rational, and cold and real. Beyond the boundaries of all nature and faith, it constructs another kind of self-named deity of man—the system and order itself.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]Kinkakuji Temple was originally a contradictory fusion of Zen minimalism and architectural magnifice](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/cd8c9846aa0c770084a4dd9b19a2d948a2c5d67a.jpg)
Kinkakuji Temple was originally a contradictory fusion of Zen minimalism and architectural magnificence, but on this day, the lake surface is like a mirror, and the golden light is like poetry, making this three-story building seem to emerge in the realm of reality and reality.
The building points upwards to the center of heaven, and the reflection extends downward into introspection, one static and one moving, one real and one void, as if presenting a state of dialogue between the human heart and the universe.
This is not only a display of the beauty of architecture, but also the embodiment of Zen Buddhism: when everything is quiet, the mind sees everything.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]Somewhere in Nara, I caught this herd of deer resting in the afternoon. In front of them are human b](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/147905fbe6f3049286f23cdd4ce55ec5e1de34e9.jpg)
Somewhere in Nara, I caught this herd of deer resting in the afternoon. In front of them are human buildings and behind them are natural trees, and they lie right where the two meet.
This photograph does not emphasize spectacle, does not appeal to movement, but allows soft light, wood structure, breath and hair to interlace, showing the ideal distance between man and nature: they are safe with each other, do not interfere with each other, but coexist in the same light and shadow.
This is the habitat of deer and the most gentle human landscape we can imagine.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]This work was shot near Mount Nara (Kasugayama Primordial Forest), where the shrine torii gate is is](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/dc11a43a0cc01c963fd4cf5dbe6b71a087786c66.jpg)
This work was shot near Mount Nara (Kasugayama Primordial Forest), where the shrine torii gate is isolated deep in the forest, with no pilgrims, no voices, only quiet moments of tree shadows and light spots. Torii is not just a building, but a connection between nature and the gods.
This forest has been regarded as a sacred domain where logging is forbidden since ancient times, and the torii gate symbolizes the "boundary" between man and nature. It is not an invitation to enter, but a reminder that this is a place to be respected.
This is not just a photographic record, but also a gaze and whisper to the divinity of nature.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]This photograph was taken in Nara, where deer have long been regarded as messengers of the gods, and](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/11f0e4bda5eecb002ad3cd456334ddc48a754a6e.jpg)
This photograph was taken in Nara, where deer have long been regarded as messengers of the gods, and today they move leisurely through the city and people, no longer just a symbol of faith, but participants in the city's culture.
The deer in the foreground stared at the camera, as if asking us: ** "You are the passers-by, right?" There is no fear in those eyes, only the calm of understanding and coexistence.
In this instant, the boundaries between faith, human beings, and nature blurred, leaving only respect for life and silence of distance.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]In this photo, I chose to depict the beehive-like wooden structure under the stage of Kiyomizu-dera](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/b0544b3cbcac1d66617d7a6f54c583d558ac8e41.jpg)
In this photo, I chose to depict the beehive-like wooden structure under the stage of Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto at an elevation angle.
This is not only the ultimate display of architectural technology, but also a symbol of the embodiment of faith. For thousands of years, these trees have supported countless prayers and hopes, and they still silently support the steps and hearts of many people today.
The sky is clear, the clouds are thin and light, as if time has slowed down its breathing. This moment is a balanced beauty achieved by architecture and nature, past and present.
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YUTONG CHEN posted.
![[Image1]In this image, I choose to stand in the distance and quietly look at the three-storied pagoda and ca](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/444d8464bfa83c0cd7efe6fff07ef3cfa1013b54.jpg)
In this image, I choose to stand in the distance and quietly look at the three-storied pagoda and cascading roof ridges of Kiyomizu-dera Temple. The wind has no sound, the branches have not yet grown new shoots, and everything seems to be condensed by time, leaving only the building and the distant mountains in dialogue.
This is a gaze that is "not close", but closer to the heart. Because the farther away you go, the more you can see the weight and tenderness of this culture. The top of the tower faces the sky, the eaves are like the sea, and in the silence, thousands of years of faith and skills are still whispering.
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![[Image1]This photograph depicts the three-storied pagoda of Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, standing quietly](https://img.cooljapan-videos.com/files/member_posts/image/a15c6ac53a554299f1e041f3c9843cf9b188f8de.jpg)
This photograph depicts the three-storied pagoda of Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto, standing quietly between twilight and distant mountains. Architecture is silent, but it is like talking to heaven and earth.
The body of the tower is stacked from the bottom up, layer by layer, like the spiritual journey of the practitioner: starting from the earthly world, step by step towards a purer and higher spiritual realm. The picture wheel is like an antenna, leading people's wishes and beliefs to the boundless.
This is not only the beauty of architecture, but also a condensation of internal order and time standing still.
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