Suzhou Tianpingshan 1
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It is located in the west of Suzhou 15 km, with an altitude of 221m. Because the great-grandfather of the famous Fan Zhongyan was buried at the east foot of this mountain, also known as Fan Fenshan. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Tianping Mountain presented Fan Zhongyan, also known as' giving mountains'. Maple, spring and stone are three wonders, also known as "three wonders". It is also a good place to see Taihu Lake. At the foot of the mountain are patches of maple forests, the largest of which is more than 400 years old. In autumn, the layered forest is frosted, which is called the "red zone".
Maple was moved from Fujian by 17th Fan Zhongyan and Sun Lin, and there are still 176 maple trees, which are over 400 years old. In late autumn, the red leaves in Yun Lan are as brilliant as clouds.
The scientific name of the red maple in Pingshan is Fengxiang, and its leaves are triangular. Its plants are taller than other places, and its trunk is as high as 10 layer. It takes two or three people to hug each other. In recent years, Tianpingshan Landscape Management Office has planted more than 2,000' successor maple trees', which form a piece with the ancient maple forest, and the scenery has become more spectacular since late autumn.
Due to the barrier of the mountain, Liquidambar formosana in Pingshan is different in age, topography, growth intensity and cold tolerance. Its leaves change color first and then, some are deep and some are shallow, and even a red plant appears in the green bushes. More interestingly, the branches and leaves of a tree show natural landscapes such as bright yellow, orange red, ochre red, blood tooth red and crimson, just like blooming flowers, so it is called "colorful maple". In the red season, surrounded by red clouds at the foot of Tianping Mountain, Feng Dan is brilliant.
Maple viewing time: the maple viewing time is from June 65438+1 October1to February 65438+February, and the best time is1mid-late October.
2. Qixia Mountain in Nanjing
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Xiashan, also known as Sheshan, is located 22 kilometers northeast of Nanjing. In the Southern Dynasties, there was "Qixia Jingshe" in the mountains, hence the 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 tourist attractions at home and abroad. Xiashan Mountain is quiet and beautiful, with many places of interest, and is known as "the first famous Xiushan in Jinling".
Shanxi is called Fengling, and there are many maple trees, especially Qixia in late autumn. Maple trees are like fire, and the mountains are red, just like a beautiful picture. Very spectacular, the scenery is very charming. Known as "there is a cow's head in spring and a Qixia head in autumn".
There are more than ten varieties of red leaves in Xiashan, mainly including Hongfeng, Liquidambar formosana, Triangle Maple, Pistacia chinensis, Sapium sebiferum, Rhus sumac and Acer negundo. Among them, there are more than 500 maple trees over a hundred years old and more than 500 thousand colored trees.
Maple leaf viewing time: 65438+1October 15 to 65438+February 1 1, and the best viewing time is165438+1late October.
3. Beijing Xiangshan
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Xiangshan, also known as Jingyi Garden, is located in the western suburb of Haidian District, Beijing, 25 kilometers away from the urban area. The whole 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 are Ghost Seeing Sorrow, Yuhua Villa and Shuangqing Villa. Yuhua Villa, located in the middle of the mountain range, is a courtyard-style scenic spot with towering old trees, banyan trees in rows, springs flowing and pavilions. This is an elegant and pleasant place.
Xiangshan is the most famous. Every autumn, leaves of Cotinus coggygria are everywhere, as red as flames. These cotinus coggygria trees were planted during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Over the past 200 years, they have gradually formed a forest area with 94,000 trees.
Maple leaf viewing time: 65438+1October 12 to165438+ 10, preferably in late June.
4. Yuelu Mountain in Changsha
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Among them, Luo in the Jin Dynasty, Ginkgo in the Tang Dynasty, Cinnamomum camphora in the Song Dynasty and Maple Chestnut in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are all thousand-year-old trees. At the turn of autumn and winter, the red maple jungle is dyed, the red oranges are covered with branches, and Lushan Mountain is even more gorgeous. On the sightseeing corridor at the top of the mountain, the sun shines through the gap between the trees and the red leaves, and you can deeply appreciate the poetic realm of "all layers of forests are dyed".
Maple leaf viewing time:165438+/kloc-0 from mid-late October to early February, with165438+1early February being the best.