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POI

Cities, location library, favorites, and private spots for location scouting; .photov continuity where shipped. Shoot locations and Heluo Tu city views cover China TOP40; each landmark has front / side / aerial / map-scale aerial views.

Switch city / library / favorites / private; save favorites; use mosaic previews when available. See City coverage, City data volume, and curated four-view legends (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Sanya, Changchun) on this page.

City coverage

Shoot locations and Heluo Tu city views use China TOP40 (same heat order as the shoot-location page; no HK/MO/TW): Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chongqing, Xi’an, Tianjin, Suzhou, Dongguan, Foshan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Hefei, Xiamen, Jinan, Wuxi, Zhuhai, Kunming, Nanning, Haikou, Sanya, Dalian, Nanchang, Fuzhou, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Hohhot, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Lanzhou, Yinchuan, Xining, Lhasa.

City data volume

Shoot-location packs: 40 cities · about 5,900 locations (2026-08)
Heluo Tu four views: 40 cities · 3,562 landmarks · 4 camera views each (2026-08)
Mac built-in POI library (puzzle/list): 17 cities · 1,002 spots · 940 positions (2026-03)

Shoot-position four-view legend

Each landmark has four fixed camera views: front (due-south elevation) · 45° side (southeast elevated, no mirror) · 45° aerial (trio standard scale) · map-scale aerial (fixed ground footprint for tiling). Curated TOP40 examples: Beijing Temple of Heaven, Shanghai Bund, Guangzhou Canton Tower, Shenzhen Lianhua Mountain, Chengdu Panda Base, Hangzhou West Lake (Broken Bridge), Sanya Phoenix Island, Changchun Puppet Manchurian Palace.