Beijing Chongyang Season Autumn Foliage Travel Guide

Enjoy the red leaf season within 400 yuan, a romantic encounter of mountains, waters, and Beijing flavor!

🍁Budget: 400 yuan (for two people, 200 yuan per person)
🚇Transportation: Convenient access to major parks via subway + shared bikes, city round-trip transportation controlled within 60 yuan

🎯Recommended Parks: Xiangshan Park｜Badachu Park｜Jingshan Park｜Back Mountain Trail of Summer Palace

🌳Selected Autumn Outing Activities (within 400 words):

📍Xiangshan Park — The Red Leaf Star of Beijing
✔ Recommended to enter at 7:30 AM to avoid peak crowds, enter from the East Gate and head straight to Xianglu Peak, climb the "Red Leaf Avenue" steps, overlooking the mountains dyed red and forests ablaze
✔ Must-visit spots: Shuangqing Villa, Frost Leaf Pavilion, and the reflection at Jianxinzhai Waterside Pavilion, perfect for stunning photos

📍Badachu Park — A Quiet Zen Red Leaf Secret
✔ Three mountains and eight temples hide deep autumn; take the cable car to the top of Baota Mountain, enjoy the skyline of Chang’an Street intertwined with red leaves all over the hills
✔ Stroll amid the lingering Buddhist chants, where Zen and autumn colors blend, perfect for those who love tranquility

📍Jingshan Park — Autumn Feast Above the Forbidden City
✔ Climb Wanchun Pavilion for a 360° view of the Forbidden City’s golden roofs and Beihai’s white pagoda, with ginkgo and maple leaves spreading like a palette all around, perfect light and shadow

📍Back Mountain Trail of Summer Palace — A Lesser-Known Leaf Viewing Hike
✔ Avoid the main Kunming Lake path, walk along the Houxi River Corridor to Jiqingxuan, fewer people and serene scenery, ancient temples nestled among red and yellow leaves, like a painting

🍽️Must-Eat Food & Cost Control:

✅ Breakfast: Huguosi Snacks (Di’anmen Branch)
✔ Douzhi’er with fried dough rings, donkey roll, and Aiwo wo, experience the old Beijing autumn street flavor｜25 yuan per person × 2 = 50 yuan

✅ Lunch: Simple Beijing Flavor Meals Near Parks
✔ Recommended “Qingfeng Steamed Bun Shop” or “Haiwanju” Zhajiang Noodles, warm and affordable｜40 yuan per person × 2 = 80 yuan

✅ Afternoon Tea Surprise: Sugar-coated Hawthorn Stall near Beihai, Ju’er Hutong
✔ Handmade hawthorn rock candy + hot ginger soy pudding, sweet and warming｜20 yuan × 2 = 40 yuan

✅ Light Souvenir Selection: Daoxiangcun Autumn Limited
✔ Buy two pieces of “Osmanthus Jujube Paste Cake” or “Chestnut Pastry” to take home a taste of Beijing autumn｜30 yuan

🎁Total Expense Breakdown:
Transportation 60 yuan + Tickets (Xiangshan 10 yuan/person × 2 = 20 yuan) + Meals 190 yuan + Snacks + Treats 90 yuan = 360 yuan (leftover can upgrade drinks or buy cultural souvenirs)

✨Blogger Tips:
✔ Best red leaf viewing period: late October to mid-November, follow the “Beijing Parks” WeChat official account for real-time color change index
✔ Wear comfortable non-slip shoes, bring a thermos for hot water, remember to hydrate and use sunscreen in the dry autumn wind!

📌One Sentence Recommendation:
Beijing’s autumn is a poetic blast that blooms only 50 days a year—amid flying red leaves, tasting a bite of Beijing’s street flavor is the true experience of imperial city autumn.