In late October, the red leaves in Beijing gradually enter their best viewing period. The cultural and tourism department recommends the "Beijing Autumn Leaves Tour" series. This issue recommends the Forest Park Autumn Leaves Tour. Take some free time and go with your family to experience autumn in Beijing.

Beigong National Forest Park

In late autumn, Beigong National Forest Park welcomes the most beautiful scenery of the year. More than 20 varieties of nearly 4,000 acres of colorful leaves, such as Chinese sumac, ginkgo, Chinese water fir, torch, and waxberry, are gradually entering their best viewing period.

On October 20th, the "Fengyi Futai · Colorful Beigong" - 2023 Beigong National Forest Park Colorful Leaves Festival and Chongyang Festival kicked off. During the event, Beigong National Forest Park, Lotus Pond Park, Beijing Garden Expo Park, and other popular scenic spots in Fengtai District will "fantastically link up" and launch the "Five Elements Connected with Beigong" check-in and exchange benefits activity.

In Beigong National Forest Park, the event venue, five "high-value and good-quality" scenic spots have been selected as the "Elegant, Harmonious, Sharp, Tough, and Grand" five-element check-in points. Visitors can not only take photos in the colorful leaf check-in frames with a lively atmosphere but also scan the QR code at the check-in point to follow the "Love Fengtai" mini-program, click on the "Five Elements Connected with Beigong" check-in and exchange benefits activity, light up the online map by answering questions, and exchange surprise benefit packages online. Citizens who have successfully exchanged benefits can choose to experience ancient-style photography, live-action CS, fire-fighting exhibitions, etc. at Beijing Garden Expo Park, or enjoy discounts on boat tickets at Lotus Pond Park.

The park also launched a series of immersive and in-depth theme activities such as outdoor camping, check-in interaction, and food and snacks, bringing visitors diverse park experiences.

The Sky Tent camping area, located near Xinglong Valley and Jiuxi Stacked Greenery, offers visitors a "micro-vacation" experience about autumn poetry and distant places. More than ten sets of sky tents are spread out, with white tents, colorful leaves, and beautiful natural scenery and garden environment complementing each other. Visitors can enjoy the comfort and pleasure of autumn here.

Recommended tour routes:

Route 1: South Gate of the Park → Xiaojiangnan → Xinglong Valley → Children's Playground → Beigong Villa → Xinglin Chunnuan → Yaowang Valley → South Gate of the Park

Route 2: East Gate of the Park → Sandie Water → Zoo → Caiyuntai → Sky Garden → Wolf Hilltop → Lanchui Terrace → Beigong Villa → East Gate of the Park

Address: No. 55 Changxindian Dahui Factory East Road, Fengtai District, Beijing

Olympic Forest Park

In the golden autumn season, thousands of acres of colorful deciduous trees in the Olympic Forest Park gradually change colors, presenting a colorful and picturesque autumn scenery.

Among them, the torch trees on both sides of the main road up the mountain on the west side of the mountain in the South Park, the golden ginkgo trees in the northwest of the Aohai area in the South Park and the southern gate area in the North Park, and the large reeds swaying in the wetland under the clear autumn sky add color to the splendid autumn scenery in the park.

In addition to the above-mentioned relatively concentrated viewing areas, more than ten varieties of colorful deciduous trees such as Chinese sweetgum, Acer tegmentosum, Begonia grandis, purple-leaved cherry, waxberry, black locust, Chinese mahogany, Euonymus bungeanus, and Acer buergerianum are also scattered throughout the park.

In the Flower Field Fun Scenic Area, the 12th Olympic Forest Park Flower Viewing Season-Autumn Flower Exhibition is currently open. Muhlenbergia capillaris, cosmos, and other "top flowers" in the flower world are collectively appearing, like a dreamy manor covering an area of over 100 acres, which is a good place for tourists to enjoy the autumn scenery.

Address: No. 33 Kehui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Baiwangshan Forest Park

Baiwangshan Forest Park is located on Heishanhu Road, Haidian District, and is located in the cultural belt of Xishan Yongding River. The altitude is moderate, and the soil and climate conditions are very suitable for the growth of red leaf trees. The colorful leaves of Baiwangshan Forest Park have the characteristics of "many species, wide area, bright colors, and long red period."

The total area of the park's colorful leaf forest is more than 1,000 acres, with more than ten tree species. In addition to common red leaf trees such as Chinese sweetgum, Acer buergerianum, torch tree, climbing ivy, and mountain apricot, there are also many colorful leaf tree species such as red Acer tegmentosum, ginkgo, autumn purple wax, purple haze, North American red maple, golden leaf compound leaf maple, and autumn dream.

Recommended tour routes:

Route 1: East Gate-Greening the Motherland Monument Colored Leaf Viewing Area-Taihang Outpost-Maple Ridge Stele Forest-Friendship Pavilion Colored Leaf Viewing Area-Childhood Forest-Ancient Tree Garden Colored Leaf Viewing Area

Route 2: East Gate-Greening the Motherland Monument Colored Leaf Viewing Area-Liujinyuan-Hundred Years Memorial Forest-Heishan Head Colored Leaf Viewing Area

Route 3: North Gate-Forest Theater-Bamboo Garden-Baiwang Lecture Hall-Olympic Monument Wall-The Peach Garden-Chinese Traditional Culture Monument Wall-Wangxiangting Colored Leaf Viewing Area

Route 4: North Gate-Baiwang Lecture Hall-Tiancheng Lake-Curved Smoke Deep Path-Heishanhu Battle Memorial Park-Guerrilla Forest-Art Monument Wall-Yinshi Pavilion-Wangjing Tower Colored Leaf Viewing Area

Address: No. 19 Heishanhu North Gate, Haidian District, Beijing.

Beijing Jiufeng National Forest Park

Beijing Jiufeng National Forest Park is a tourist attraction established on the basis of the experimental forest of Beijing Forestry University. It is located in the northwest of Beijing, at the eastern end of the Yumai Mountains in the Taihang Mountains. The park covers an area of 765.20 hectares, with a vegetation coverage rate of 96.4%. Every autumn, the colorful leaves here attract a large number of tourists to come and enjoy the scenery.

Currently, the park's red leaves are in the early stage of turning red. As the temperature drops, the colorful leaves will show even more beautiful colors. Beijing International Plum Garden, Xiufeng Ancient Temple, Wangjing Tower, Mountain Climbing Trail, Chaoyang Guanyin Cave, and Jiufeng Mountain Villa are all good places to enjoy the colorful leaves.

Address: No. 5 Xiufengsi Road, Sujia Township, Haidian District, Beijing

Gongqing Binhe Forest Park

Gongqing Binhe Forest Park is built around the Chaobai River water system, with six theme landscape gardens including the Waterfront Style Park, Wetland Exhibition Park, Riverside Culture Park, Forest Recreation Park, Fun Sports Park, and Riverside Resort Park, from north to south.

The colorful leaf tree species are mainly distributed in the Riverside Culture Park and Forest Recreation Park, mainly consisting of yellow oak, purple leaf plum, and golden maple, with tree species such as tea maple, North American red maple, ginkgo, horse coat wood, and sun plum as embellishments. They begin to change color from mid-October, and the entire park is covered in colorful leaves, which is a sight to behold. It is understood that the park has entered the best viewing period, and the colorful leaves are expected to last until early November.

Address: Shuanghe Street, Shunyi District, Beijing.