Autumn Garden in Aoshen North Park as Painted by Monet

Before the ginkgo leaves lose their green, the sulfur cosmos and pink muhly grass here have already woven a brilliant floral carpet—just a 5-minute walk from Lincuiqiao Subway Station to reach this oil painting world hidden in the city center.

🗺️ Flower Sea Tour Route

🌻 Half-Day Autumn Viewing Route (3-hour easy version)
14:00 North Park West Gate → Flower Field Fun (warm-up shooting) → Hundred Flowers Garden (transitional landscape)
15:00 Chrysanthemum Field (golden waves of sulfur cosmos) → Sacred Tree (check-in with all-yellow white wax trees)
16:00 Pink Muhly Sea (pink mist + white chair piano) → Kochia Garden (secret realm of round grass balls)

📸 In-Depth Creative Route (5-hour full version)
Additional spots: Backlit portraits in the reed marsh → Maple leaf path capturing falling leaves → Lakeside with withered lotus for expressive composition → Sunset platform waiting for dusk

🌾 Autumn Phenology Quick Report

▎ Flowering Status
Sulfur cosmos: in full bloom (flowering until the end of October)
Pink muhly grass: peak pink mist (please admire from behind the fence)
Sacred tree: fully yellow (this weekend is the best viewing period)

▎ Light and Shadow Moments
14:00-17:00: soft light penetrates the flowers creating a halo
After 15:30 on sunny days: slanting light outlines the texture of kochia grass fuzz

🍂 Must-Shoot Scene Analysis

▎ Sacred Tree Sanctuary
Tree crown diameter over 20 meters, wide-angle upward shots recommended for the golden dome
Use fallen leaves in the foreground to create an autumn narrative

▎ Pink Muhly Secret Realm
Shoot with a telephoto lens from outside the fence to compress space and form pink mist
The piano and white chair are perfect decorative props

▎ Hidden Easter Eggs
✅ Kochia grass cluster: crouch shots create a fairy tale feel
✅ Withered lotus pond: reflections and real objects blend reality and illusion

🍵 Autumn Outing Food Guide

▎ Light Snacks Inside the Park
• Flower Field Food Truck: Osmanthus latte (28 RMB/cup, autumn limited)
• Vending Machine: Persimmon cake (12 RMB each, seasonal dessert)

▎ Nearby Delicacies
✅ Xin'ao Shopping Center: pea jelly ice cream + sugar-roasted chestnuts
✅ Lincuiqiao Night Market: roasted sweet potatoes + candied hawthorn sticks
✅ Olympic Village Restaurant: Old Beijing fried sauce noodles (10-minute walk)

▎ Picnic Recommendations
Portable donkey roll + bottled Beibingyang soda
Thermos cup with red date and goji berry tea

💡 Thoughtful Full Guide

🚇 Transportation
Exit C2 at Lincuiqiao Station on Metro Line 8 is the most convenient
North Park West Gate parking lot 10 RMB/hour (green travel recommended)

👗 Dress Code
White/cream-colored clothes are most photogenic
Bring a shawl for evening temperature changes

🎒 Gear
Picnic mat (you can sit on the ground in the flower field area)
Portable reflector (a lighting tool under the shade)

When the slanting sun gilds the pink muhly grass
When the sacred tree’s fallen leaves carpet the ground
You realize this city
Hides its gentlest autumn
All in Aoshen North Park