🍁 Autumn in Chongqing is finally here, and it’s time to enjoy the annual red leaves again! I have found a few destinations suitable for weekend trips. Let’s see if there is any suitable one?
🍁 Banan Colorful Forest
🍀Reason for recommendation: The only selected national forest health and wellness base in the main city of Chongqing.
🚗Self-driving: urban area—inner ring expressway—Panlong Interchange—Cimushan Tunnel—Shanghai-Chongqing South Line Expressway—Fengfengshaidao—Fengfengshen Town—Youfang Village
🚌Bus: Take bus No. 497, get off at “Fengfen” station, and walk about 1 kilometer to reach your destination.
💰Ticket: 49.9 yuan for adults
⏰Best viewing time: early to mid-November ㅤ
🍁 Chengkou Daba Mountain
🍀Reason for recommendation: Thousands of vegetation blend together, giving you a different scenery at every step
🚗Self-driving: Main city – Dazhou (via Baomao Expressway) – Shitang (get off the expressway) – Chengkou – Daba Mountain
⏰Latest viewing period: mid-to-late October to mid-to-early November
🏡Accommodation: It is recommended to stay in Heyu Township on the first day, and go to Huang’anba and Daba Mountain on the second day. ㅤ
🍁 Nanchuan Wangshanping
🍀Reason for recommendation: It is famous for its karst landforms and ecological stone forests. The staggered distribution of metasequoia and cryptomeria in autumn is very beautiful~
🚗Self-driving route: Chongqing–Yuxiang Expressway–Shuijiang Lower Road–Shanwangping Town–Shanwangping Ecological Park
💰Tickets: The original price for adults is 60 yuan/person, and the discounted price is 54 yuan/person.
⏰Best viewing time: November 10th to the end of November
🍁 Goat Village, Banxi Town, Youyang
🍀Reason for recommendation: The red leaf area is nearly 50 square kilometers, making it the largest red leaf base in southeastern Chongqing.
🚗Self-driving route: Take the urban inner ring via Yuxiang Expressway to Banxi Lower Road in Youyang
⏰Best viewing time: mid-to-late October to mid-November ㅤ
🍁 Shizhuhuangshui National Forest Park
🍀Reason for recommendation: It is the largest and only Tujia minority tourist scenic spot among the national forest parks in Chongqing.
🚌Public transportation: You can take the Yuli Railway to Shizhu County Station, then transfer to a bus to Huangshui Town, and finally take a sightseeing bus or tourist bus to the Forest Park
💰Tickets: Adult ticket 30 yuan/person (opening hours: 08:00-17:00)
🏡Accommodation: You can stay in Huangshui Town
⏰Best viewing time: mid-to-late November
🔖 In addition, you can also choose Wanshou Mountain and Qianye Grassland in Shizhu, especially Qianye Grassland. From October to March of the following year, the pyracantha fruits are ripe, which is very suitable for parents and children.
🍁Three Gorges
🍀Reason for recommendation: Whether you come here by car, on foot, or on a cruise, you can experience the red leaf scenery that is different from other cities. The best viewing locations are in Wushan, Chongqing, especially Wu Gorge, Goddess Peak Scenic Area, Little Three Gorges and Little Three Gorges Scenic Area.
⏰Best viewing time: early November to late December