The latest travel guide for the 2022 Suzhou Tianping Mountain Red Maple Festival with the best maple viewing locations and times

Suzhou Tianping Mountain is a very famous maple viewing location. The 2022 Suzhou Tianping Mountain Red Maple Festival has begun! The viewing time of Tianpingshan maple leaves is relatively long, and can last until December. Next, let us see how to enjoy the Tianpingshan Red Maple Festival in Suzhou! See below for details. 1. Event time

Start time: October 1, 2022

End time: December 12, 2022

Opening hours: 7:30— 17:00 2. Event location

Event location: Tianping Mountain, Suzhou 3. Ticket price

Event ticket: 30 yuan/person 4. Best viewing time

The maple leaves in Tianping Mountain begin to turn red since autumn. From October until December, you can go to Tianping Mountain to watch the red maples.

Tianping Mountain holds the Red Maple Festival every year. Mid-to-late November is the most popular time for tourism in Tianping Mountain, and it is also the best time to appreciate maple leaves.

Tianping Mountain Scenic Area is one of the four major red leaf viewing spots in the country, and Wanzhang Red Zone is the best spot for viewing red leaves.

The liquidambar trees here have different ages, different terrains, strong and weak growth, and are blocked by the mountains, so they receive different cold air. The color of their leaves changes first, then later, and then deep. Some are shallow, and even a red plant appears among the green bushes. 5. The best place for viewing maple leaves

1. Maple-viewing Terrace

Be sure to climb Tianping Mountain on Tianping Road, because Maple-Viewing Terrace halfway up the mountain is the best place to view maple leaves. From here, it looks colorful and beautiful, like a gorgeous cloud hanging in the mountains. The pavilions and pavilions are hidden among the maple leaves, and the blue tile eaves are exposed, adding to the poetic feeling.

2. Ancient maple forest

The maple viewing experience starts from the ancient maple forest at the foot of the mountain, which is known as the "Wanzhang Red Zone". There are ancient maple trees here that are over 400 years old. According to legend, It was moved from Fujian by Fan Yunlin, the 17th grandson of Fan Zhongyan. In late autumn, the green clouds and red leaves are as brilliant as the clouds, and leaves of various colors cover the ground. Rushing into the maple forest and turning on the concave shape mode, who can escape the vulgarity?

3. The red maple reflected in the lake

Walking deep into the red maple, the best scenery is surrounded by several pools By the lake, this is also the place with the most people. Photographers are holding long guns and cannons, constantly capturing beautiful shots.

4. Pavilions in the maple forest

Among the maple leaves, in addition to the apricot walls and black tiles, there are also ancient architectural courtyards with white walls and black tiles, most of which were built by Fan Zhongyan The ancestral temple, as well as the buildings related to Fan Gong Temple built by descendants, all appear very simple and elegant.

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1. "Morning Maple Appreciation" Photography Early Bird Ticket Event

Time : November 7th to November 27th

Tianping Mountain launches limited-edition photography special tickets during the best maple viewing period, aiming to leave the most beautiful light and shadow of the Tianping red maple in the early morning in the impression of tourists and provide opportunities for the majority of photographers Enthusiasts provide the best shooting opportunities.

2. Photography Short Video Contest

Time: October-December

Publish solicitation information through official media and cooperative media platforms, and set up an "Internet Popularity Award" " and "Professional Work Award". The Popularity Award is evaluated through online voting and the number of broadcast likes. The Professional Award is invited by the Tianping Mountain Management Office to invite professional media photojournalists and experts from the Suzhou Photography Association to participate in the review and selection. The winners are unified by the Tianping Mountain Management Office. Give out prizes.

Features of Tianping Mountain’s maple scenery

“Red maples, clear springs, and strange rocks” have been known as the “three wonders of Tianping” since ancient times, among which red maples are the most famous and legendary. More than 400 years ago, Fan Yunlin, the 17th generation grandson of Fan Zhongyan and an outstanding official, writer, calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty, resigned from Fujian and returned to his hometown of Suzhou.

Fan Yunlin, a man with clear arms, did not bring back any gold or silver treasures, but only brought back 380 liquidambar saplings. He planted these saplings around Shijing Pond at the foot of Tianping Mountain. Now these small saplings have grown into towering trees. Big tree. In spring and summer, the ancient maple branches and leaves are luxuriant, blocking out the sky and the sun. In late autumn, the forest is dyed, especially when the sun sets in the west, when the sunset glow and red leaves complement each other, it is the most spectacular. The most special thing is that after the balance maple leaves turn yellow due to frost in autumn, they will appear in five different colors: light yellow, orange yellow, eosin, blood tooth red, and deep red, which are called "colorful maples".

Since ancient times, it has been known as "the red maple in the balance is the best in the world".

In addition to planting trees and beautifying the environment, Fan Yunlin also donated thousands of acres of fertile land as charity land to support the poor, elderly and weak members of the family, donated funds to repair the Fan Gong Temple in Tianping Mountain, and built a private garden, Tianping Villa, leaving us with A beautiful scenery and a good story are left behind. 7. Transportation Guide

Subway: Line 1 (Line 2 transfer to Line 1 at Guangda Jinan Road Station)—Exit No. 5 at Mudu Station—Transfer to Line 4 or Scenic Area Shuttle Bus (Fan Zhongyan Culture Festival, Cartoon Festival, and Red Maple Festival).

Bus: Visitors can take the No. 4 special bus from the train station to the terminal, or the No. 315 special bus from Shangtang Street to the terminal.

Tourists can take bus 4 from the lakeside garden of the park to the terminal, or take bus 662 from the first and last stations of Yuyang Street to the terminal.