The best time to view red leaves in Benxi

From the end of September to mid-October.

From late September to late October every year, more than 10 kinds of maple trees of the maple family, such as the color maple, the false color maple, and the lemon maple, appear all over the mountains and plains. Under the influence of the environment, the maple leaves are heart-shaped, fan-shaped, palm-shaped, pentagonal, 3-cornered maple, 5-cornered maple, and even 13-cornered maple. The maple leaves in various shapes change from green to purple, quietly to purple-red, and suddenly to bright red, apricot red, Scarlet, blood red.

Benxi’s maple leaves are becoming more and more famous, and the number of tourists has increased significantly, which has led to the transformation of the city’s industry from heavy industry to tourism service industry. The person in charge of the Benxi Municipal Tourism Bureau said that there were hundreds of small hotels in the city, and it was difficult to find a bed in the hotels in Huanren Manchu Autonomous County during the National Day Golden Week. Therefore, Benxi is making maple leaf viewing the most unique tourist attraction.

Extended information:

As an important water conservation area and ecological protection area, Benxi’s forest coverage rate reaches 76.24%, and the air is rich in negative oxygen ions. The Benxi Grand Canyon, Dabinggou National Forest Geopark, Guanmenshan Forest Park, Wunvshan Forest Park, Maple Valley Forest Park, etc. in the territory are all good places to enjoy maple leaves in autumn.

Since 1998, Benxi has continuously explored and promoted unique maple leaf resources. This year it has held the 15th Maple Leaf Festival. The Maple Leaf Festival has become an important cultural brand of Benxi.

In addition to maple viewing, Benxi Tourism also has many business cards such as strange caves, famous mountains, beautiful waters, hot springs, and humanities. Local specialties such as Nanfen rainbow trout, Xiaoshi mutton soup, and Huanren ice wine are also popular among tourists.

People's Daily Online - Tourists flock to Benxi, Liaoning Province, the "Maple Leaf Capital of China"

People's Daily Online - It's time to enjoy maple leaves in Benxi in the golden autumn