Tianping Mountain outside Suzhou City, the most beautiful maple forest in Suzhou, is like a deep red ocean

Traveling in autumn and winter is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing in life. When it comes to the most suitable place to visit in this season, Suzhou is not only suitable for health preservation, but also a poetic and picturesque place, a fascinating scenery. Among them, one of the most famous scenic spots in Suzhou is the red maple forest in Gusu City. Looking at it, it looks like a deep red sea. The branches and leaves sway freely in mid-air with the autumn wind, and they hit the horizon in waves. It is very spectacular.

The red maple forest is located in the Tianping Mountain in Suzhou, which is famous both at home and abroad. It is said that this is an indispensable place to visit for tourists who love red maples. The majesty of its landscape is difficult to describe in a few words. Speaking of the historical origins here, it has a profound relationship with the ancient poet Fan Zhongyan. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Tianping Mountain is his manor. Four hundred years ago, Fan Zhongyan's grandson brought more than 380 liquidambar trees from Fujian and planted them here. After hundreds of years of historical baptism, until now, the maple forest of Tianping Mountain has become a unique and famous landscape in China.

The scenery here is not only unique and beautiful, but also reveals the rich historical and cultural atmosphere of thousands of years ago. Fan Zhongyan, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, had a great influence here. It can be said that every scenic spot is related to him. In front of the Baiyun Ancient Temple in the mountains, in order to commemorate him, people built a statue of him and the "Fan Gong Temple" specifically for him.

When you walk into the Gongci Temple, you can see the lifelike statues in front of the temple at a glance. Since Fan Gong Temple had suffered damage from the war, it was completely repaired and restored in 1982. The temple mainly adopts the two-entry construction method, which is divided into the main hall and the third Taishi Temple, which is a special hall dedicated to Fan Zhongyan's three elders. The landscape architecture inside the temple is the lotus ponds and ancient ginkgo trees on both sides of the gate. The overall atmosphere of the temple gives people an ancient and peaceful feeling, and time seems to have completely slowed down in this place.

After visiting Fan Gong Temple, you can also visit the Royal Stele Pavilion next to it. The imperial stele pavilion is in the shape of an octagon, and its roof is carefully and distinctively built, looming among the dense maple forest. The origin of the name of this pavilion also has a historical storyline. Imperial Stele Pavilion is not its original name. Bai Juyi named it Changsheng Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty. After the change of times, it got its name from the imperial script stone tablet carved by Qianlong himself. Not only did many literati gather here in different historical dynasties, but they also left profound traces of their past. Whether it is the landscape or the humanities, history and culture, it is worth experiencing in person.

Suzhou’s Tianping Mountain, the red maple forest in the mountain, the unique Baiyun Ancient Temple, Fan Gong Temple and Hanshan Temple in the forest, the Imperial Stele Pavilion next to the temple, etc. There are famous domestic scenic spots and historical sites here. Whether it is sunny or rainy, you can feel the different beautiful scenery and strong cultural atmosphere. As the seasonal climate changes, there will be some slight adjustments to the maple viewing season every year, but no matter how the changes are made, it will definitely be in the autumn and winter.

Therefore, in order for everyone to have a better experience, be sure to prepare a guide for the attractions in advance when you come!