In addition to ginkgo leaves, there is also a beautiful scenic spot in autumn. It must be red leaves. The following editor will recommend to you which places are more suitable to see red leaves in China, and when is the most suitable time to see red leaves.
1. Benxi, Liaoning
Benxi, a mountain city, has six nature reserves and forest parks at or above the provincial level, with maple leaf as the main part. There are 12 core maple leaf tourist areas, especially Guanmen mountain. Other places for enjoying maple leaves include Wunv mountain, yanghugou, laobiangou, Huanren Fenglin Valley, etc. On September 8, 2011, the State Forestry Administration officially awarded Benxi City of Liaoning Province the honorary title of "Maple Leaf capital of China". The unique tourism culture attracts millions of tourists to watch the red leaves every year.
Address: Benxi, Liaoning
Best viewing period: early October to early November
2. Sichuan miyaro
This is the red leaf scenic spot with the largest area and excellent landscape discovered and opened in China. The scenic spots include bipenggou and Taoping Qiang village, both of which are famous for their magnificent autumn leaves and magical Tibetan and Qiang ethnic customs.
Address: Li County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
The best viewing period: mid late October to early December
3. Jiaohe, Jilin
Hongye Valley is a valley in Laoyeling, the afterblood of Changbai Mountain. It is the most lamentable color of Changbai Mountain in autumn. The red leaf forest and white birch forest, which stretch for more than 100 kilometers, each have their own unique charm and decorate the gorgeous scenery. Hongye Valley has high latitude, long frost period, and a wide variety of tree species. Every year in the golden autumn season, maple trees are everywhere, with thousands of branches shaking red, just like sunset, which is very spectacular.
Address: lafashan National Forest Park, Jiaohe City, Jilin Province
Best viewing: late September to early October
4. Wushan, Chongqing
According to statistics, there are about 100000 mu of red leaves in Wushan mountain, including more than 30000 mu of continuous red leaf area, which is distributed in the north and south of the Yangtze River. In late autumn, Wushan mountain presents a gorgeous landscape with red leaves all over the mountain and layers of forest dying, and the viewing period is as long as three months.
Bawu gorge, the second gorge of Wushan small Three Gorges, is the most concentrated area of red leaves. The flaming woods and the green mountains and waters at the foot complement each other. The wonderful scenery makes people stay and go back and forth.
There are two ways to view the red leaves in Wushan mountain: 1. Take a boat tour of the small Three Gorges to see the red leaves in the original mountain forests in the gorge from a distance; 2. Climb the Goddess Peak to see the red leaves in the mountains from a short distance.
Address: Wushan County, Chongqing
The best viewing period: early November to late January of the next year
5. Xiangshan, Beijing
Xiangshan red leaf, famous at home and abroad, is one of the wonders of Xishan Scenic Area and one of the Eight Sights of Yanjing. Every autumn, people watch red leaves all over the mountains. There are many kinds of red leaves in Xiangshan, such as Cotinus coggygria, Acer negundo and persimmon.
The leaves of Cotinus coggygria are as red as fire, and they are deep purple red after frost. These Cotinus coggygria trees were planted in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. After more than 200 years of development, they gradually formed a Cotinus coggygria forest area with 94000 trees.
Address: Xiangshan Park, Haidian District, Beijing
The best viewing period: mid October to late November
6. Qixia mountain, Jiangsu Province
There are more than ten kinds of Red Leaf Varieties in Qixia mountain, including red maple, triangle maple, chicken claw maple, etc., and more than 500000 color leaf trees.
Qixia mountain is quiet and beautiful, with scenic spots and historical sites all over the peaks, known as the first Mingxiu mountain in Jinling. Shanxi side is called Fengling. There are lots of maple trees, especially Qixia in late autumn. The maple forest is like a fire, and the mountains are all over the place. It is like a beautiful picture. It is known as "spring bull head, autumn Qixia".
Address: Qixia District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province
The best viewing period: mid November to early December
7. Tianping mountain, Jiangsu Province
Strange stone, clear spring and red maple are the three wonders of Tianping mountain. At present, there are 87 species and over 106000 plants in the mountain. Among them, Hongfeng is the 17th grandson of Fan Zhongyan, and fan Yunlin moved from Fujian. There are 176 plants left, which has a history of more than 400 years. Later, more than 2000 'succeeding Maple' trees were planted to form a patch with the ancient maple forest. By late autumn, the red clouds at the foot of Tianping mountain and the red maple trees were brilliant.
Because of the different ages and topography of the trees, the growth of these red maple trees is strong and weak, and they are blocked by the mountains, so the cold air they receive is different. The color of their leaves changes from first to later, from deep to shallow. What's more interesting is that on the big and small branches and leaves of a tree, there are such wonders as bright yellow, orange red, ochre red and crimson, which seem to be the flowers of the crown. Maple leaves are colorful, known as' colorful maple '.
Address: Taihu Lake National Scenic Spot, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
The best viewing period: mid November to early December
8. Changsha, Hunan
There are 74 species of autumn leaf trees in Yuelu Mountain, including Liquidambar formosana, Acer rubrum, Ginkgo biloba, Robinia pseudoacacia, etc. According to the general survey of Changsha Landscape Bureau, 221 of 307 ancient trees in Yuelu Mountain are Liquidambar formosana.
Liquidambar formosana community is mainly distributed in Yunlu peak, baihequan, Qingfeng gorge, with an altitude of 120 to 230 meters. The ancients of Yuelu Mountain praised him for his "bizhang Pingkai, xiuru Zhuozhu". Beautiful forest valleys, deep mountains and streams. Every late autumn, maple leaves flow Dan. Just as Yuan Mei said in his three poems about Yuelu Mountain, "the frost leaves are as red as brocade, and the sound of pines makes waves." it's a magnificent scene of red maple.
Address: Yuelu District, Hexi, Changsha City, Hunan Province
The best viewing period: mid late November to early December
9. Guangwu mountain, Sichuan
Guangwu mountain has 580 square kilometers of red leaf landscape. There are more than 40 varieties of red leaves, including Cyclobalanopsis glauca, maple, Tilia, Rosaceae, etc., with more than 20 shapes and 10 colors.
In the scenic area, there are many peaks, ditches, waterfalls, ancient trees and red leaves. It is known as "the first mountain of red leaves in China". Gao Ping, a famous poet, wrote a poem praising: "if you look at the water in Jiuzhai, the mountains in the light and fog, and the mountains and rivers are not completely seen, you can't count yourself in Sichuan.".
Address: Guangwu mountain scenic spot, Nanjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province
The best viewing period: late October to late November
10. Badaling, Beijing
The red leaf ornamental essence area of Badaling national Forest Park is Hongye mountain, which has an area of nearly 1000 mu, including more than 50 thousand red leaf trees, including red deer, Acer truncatum and so on. The guide map of hongyeling scenic spot shows six best scenic spots and designs five sightseeing routes. These routes range from 30 minutes to five hours.
The best time of the day to enjoy the red leaves is at noon and in the afternoon. The red leaves are full and bright at this time. Taking photos with side backlight can capture its exquisite beauty. It's best to climb the Great Wall in the morning and enjoy the red leaves in the afternoon. If you don't have time to come here, the South Second floor and North ninth floor of Badaling Great Wall are also recognized as the best viewing spots for red leaves.
Address: hongyeling, Badaling National Forest Park, Yanqing County, Beijing
The best viewing period: early October to mid November
11. Liaoning tianqiaogou
The maple leaves in tianqiaogou forest park have the characteristics of 'beautiful trees, red leaves, gorgeous and hot'. There are more than ten varieties growing in the maple forest. From early autumn, different varieties of maple trees in the maple forest have shown bright colors, such as light red, dark red, orange red, goose yellow, orange yellow, golden yellow, dark green, etc., which gather in one tree and make up a mountain.
Tianqiaogou scenic spot is a famous autumn scenery for appreciating maple leaves in Eastern Liaoning Province. The 'red maple in layered forest' is a famous eight scenic spots of Tianqiao. In addition, there are many places for appreciating maple, such as red maple pool and red Maple Valley.
Address: tianqiaogou Forest Park, shuangshanzi Town, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province
The best viewing period: mid late September to late October
12. Zhongdian, Yunnan
Zhongdian can't miss the autumn foliage. Zhongdian Caohai and Pudacuo National Park are beautiful places to enjoy red leaves. On the vast grassland, when autumn comes, the mountain full of Stellera chamaejasme flowers spread out in large areas. The colors are rich and exaggerated. In an instant, they set off waves of 'red waves', which rise and fall and spread like a carpet among the villages.
In autumn, Pudacuo National Park presents a magnificent 'oil painting': Golden birch under the blue sky, red maple leaves, green fir trees, colorful maple forest, and a large number of yellow ducks and other birds playing by the lake.
Address: Zhongdian, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province
The best viewing period: mid late September to mid late October
13. Yading, Sichuan
Aden's most beautiful autumn is on the mountain of Russia. Walking up from the canyon, you can see the layers of shrubbery and forest. The golden color of Aspen, the goose yellow of larch, the bright red of maple, the dark green of fir and spruce are intertwined. Colorful, all over the mountains, gorgeous and dazzling, all the way autumn, intoxicating.
Address: Yading, Daocheng County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province
The best viewing period: mid to late October