A list of China’s four famous maple leaf attractions. The best places to enjoy maple leaves in China.

It’s another good time of year to enjoy maple leaves, and in autumn, maple leaves are like the most gorgeous fireworks in autumn, welcoming the long winter. China's four major maple viewing spots are also popular among tourists. So where are the four best places to enjoy maple leaves in China?

1. Suzhou Tianping Mountain

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It is located 15 kilometers west of Suzhou City, with an altitude of 221 meters. Because the great-grandfather of the famous Fan Zhongyan was buried at the east foot of this mountain, it is also called Fan Fenshan. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tianping Mountain was given to Fan Zhongyan, also known as "Ci Shan". The three wonders of maple, spring and stone are collectively called the "Three Wonders". It is also a good place to see Taihu Lake. At the foot of the mountain, there are patches of maple forest, the largest of which is more than 400 years old. In autumn, when layers of forest are covered with frost, it is known as the "Red Zone".

The maple trees were moved from Fujian by Sun Fanyunlin, the 17th generation of Fan Zhongyan, and there are still 176 of them, with a history of more than 400 years. In late autumn, blue clouds and red leaves are as bright and magnificent as clouds.

The scientific name of the red maple in Pingshan is Liquidambar, and its leaves are triangular in shape. Its plants are taller than anywhere else, with tree trunks as high as 10 stories high. It takes two or three people to hold each other. In recent years, the Tianpingshan Landscape Management Office has planted more than 2,000 "successor maple trees" to form a patchwork of ancient maple forests, making the scenery even more spectacular starting in late autumn.

The liquidambar in Pingshan has different tree ages, different topography, growth strength, and is blocked by the mountains, so it receives different cold temperatures. The color of its leaves changes first and then later, from dark to light, and even a red plant appears among the green bushes. What's more interesting is that the branches and leaves of a tree show natural landscapes such as bright yellow, orange red, ocher red, blood tooth red, crimson, etc., just like flowers in bloom, and are called "color maples". In the red season, red clouds linger at the foot of Tianping Mountain, and Feng Dan is brilliant.

Maple viewing time: Maple viewing time is from October 1st to December, and the best time is mid-to-late November.

2. Nanjing Qixia Mountain

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Xiashan Mountain, also known as Sheshan Mountain, is located 22 kilometers northeast of Nanjing. In the Southern Dynasties, there was "Qixia Jingshe" in the mountain, hence its name. There are many places of interest in Xiashan. The red leaves in late autumn, especially the "Dongfeitian" Grottoes discovered in 2000, have become famous domestic and foreign tourist attractions. Xiashan Mountain is quiet and charming, with a collection of historical sites and peaks. It is known as "the most beautiful mountain in Jinling".

Shanxi is called Fengling on the edge, with maple trees everywhere, especially Qixia in late autumn. The maple trees are like fire and the mountains are red, like a beautiful picture. It is very spectacular and the scenery is very charming. There is a saying that "the cow's head in spring is in the clouds' head in autumn".

There are more than ten varieties of red leaves in Xiashan, mainly including red maple, liquidambar, triangle maple, pistacia chinensis, Chinese tallow tree, salt bark wood, chicken claw maple, etc. Among them, there are more than 500 maple trees that are more than 100 years old and more than 500,000 colorful leaf trees.

Maple leaf viewing time: October 15th to December 11th. The best viewing time is mid-to-late November.

3. Beijing Xiangshan

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Xiangshan, also known as Jingyi Garden, is located in the western suburbs of Haidian District, Beijing, 25 meters away from the urban area. kilometer. The entire park covers an area of ??160 hectares, and the highest peak is 557 meters above sea level. It is a famous forest park in Beijing. The main attractions include Guijianchou, Yuhua Villa, Shuangqing Villa, etc. Yuhua Villa is located in the middle of the mountain range. It is a courtyard-type scenic spot with towering ancient trees, rows of banyan trees, flowing springs, and pavilions. This is an elegant and pleasant place.

Xiangshan is the most famous. Every autumn, there are cotinus leaves everywhere, as red as flames. These cotinus trees were planted during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Over the past 200 years, they have gradually developed a cocoa forest area with 94,000 trees.

Maple viewing time: October 12th to November 6th, preferably in late October.

4. Changsha Yuelu Mountain

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Among them, Luo from the Jin Dynasty, Ginkgo from the Tang Dynasty, Camphor from the Song Dynasty, Camphor from the Ming and Qing Dynasties Maple and chestnut trees are thousands of years old, vigorous and tall, towering into the clouds. At the turn of autumn and winter, the red maple forest is full of colors, and the branches are covered with red and orange, making Mount Lushan even more gorgeous. On the sightseeing promenade on the top of the mountain, the sun shines through the gaps between the trees and through the red leaves. You can deeply appreciate the poetic state of "the forest is dyed".

Time to appreciate maple leaves: mid-to-late November to early December, with mid-to-late November being the best.