Beijing's Must-Know Autumn Viewing Spots for National Day in October! Hutong Autumn Viewing Route Collection

October in Beijing is an epic collision of red walls and ginkgo trees! The ginkgo rain at the East Huamen Gate of the Forbidden City, the persimmons at Lao She’s Former Residence, the colorful forests in Beiluoguxiang... every corner looks like an oil painting🖼️

Sharing my private routes｜4 legendary Hutong Citywalk routes

Route ❶
Lao She’s Former Residence (Dan Shi Courtyard) → Wusi Street → Peking University Red Building → Changchun Hall (for window views) → Dong Buyaqiao Hutong → Dong Sishisan Tiao
Route ❷
Ditan Park → Qinglong Hutong → Yonghe Temple → Wudaoying Hutong → Jianchang Hutong → Guozijian Street → Beiluoguxiang → Gulou East Street
Route ❸
Forbidden City Corner Tower → Zhongshan Park → Beihai Park → Jingshan Park (overlooking the entire Forbidden City)
Route ❹
Beiluoguxiang → Wudaoying Hutong → Yonghe Temple → Ditan Park (Shi Tiesheng’s autumn spot)

Recently, the Gaode Map Street Scanning Rankings have been trending. Next up is Beijing’s most beautiful autumn season. This year, you can directly copy the autumn viewing routes from Gaode’s Street Scanning Rankings!

✅ Genuine Recommendations
Must-visit food rankings, special trip rankings, and repeat visitor rankings hide local favorite autumn spots (even the hutong roasted chestnut stalls have ratings!)
✅ Lazy-friendly
All the delicious food and fun spots are in Gaode’s Street Scanning Rankings, with one-click packages for attractions + ranked restaurants + hotels.

📷 Autumn Viewing Must-Sees
❶ Zhongshan Park: Red walls paired with a ginkgo avenue, quaint and full of artistic charm
❷ Wusi Street: Beijing’s earliest autumn street, home to Peking University Red Building and the former Sino-French University site
❸ Lao She’s Former Residence: Visiting Mr. Lao She’s home in Beijing truly lets you feel Beiping’s autumn; the two persimmon trees in the courtyard attract many visitors for photos.
❹ Beiluoguxiang: The entire hutong is wrapped in golden wax trees; just find a coffee shop to sit and relax, super cozy😌
❺ Forbidden City Corner Tower: Located on Jingshan Qianjie, the ginkgo trees at the northwest corner tower start turning yellow in late October; strolling here lets you feel the ancient capital’s autumn atmosphere.
❻ Jingshan Park: Overlooking the entire Forbidden City and the autumn scenery of Wusi Street, capturing the cityscape in full view.
❼ Shichahai - Drum Tower: A popular guaranteed route on Gaode’s Street Scanning Rankings; locate Tangfang Coffee☕️ Shichahai store to overlook the entire lake view, see the Bell and Drum Towers together, and catch the beautiful sunset glow.
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