Life advice: Visit this autumn route before leaving Chengdu.

In Chengdu, you can visit more than just Taikoo Li and Kuanzhai Alley.
We recommend a less crowded route with beautiful scenery. 🗺
Here you can enjoy the tranquil mountain and water gardens and ancient temples 🏯
You can also enjoy the autumn red maples and ginkgo trees 🍁🍂
The red leaves will last until mid-December, so hurry up if you want to go!
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🚶1-day itinerary:
Xuetang Valley → Qimu River Wetland Park → Yanhuachi → Daming Temple → Heming Mountain Taoist Temple
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✅✅✅Recommended features
1️⃣Xuetang Valley:
A secret place to enjoy the maple leaves in the valley with no tourists, with nearly a thousand red maples scattered on the slopes. You can stroll around and take pictures. Most of the maple trees here are not tall, so it's suitable for sitting and taking pictures.
🎫No tickets, free parking
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2️⃣Qimu River Wetland Park:
Large areas of metasequoia and water walkways. The metasequoia leaves in December are almost all red. The metasequoia forest and the pond are like a movie scene, with a Nordic style, especially suitable for drone shooting from a high altitude.
🎫No tickets
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3️⃣Yanhuachi:
The beautiful ancient ginkgo trees and ancient buildings are also featured in many bloggers' and promotional pictures. There are more people on weekends, so it is recommended to go early or late. Wear a white Hanfu to add a fairy-like touch.
🎫Tickets: CNY 8. It is located in the downtown area of Chongzhou, so parking is inconvenient. You can park further away and walk there.
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4️⃣Daming Temple:
A tranquil ancient temple from the Ming Dynasty, with a historical temple gate and two ancient trees.
The temple is built on a hillside, with many ginkgo trees inside and outside. It is quiet and peaceful, and you can also have tea in the tea room.
🎫No tickets, free parking
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5️⃣Heming Mountain Taoist Temple
Heming Mountain Taoist Temple is a famous birthplace of Taoism in China, full of spirituality. In addition to the many ginkgo trees, there are dozens of red maple trees on the slope of the mountain gate and the slope of the Jade Emperor Hall. The leaves have all turned red and are very bright. The red leaves flutter between the tranquil temple and the green leaves, with a bit of Kyoto flavor.
🎫No tickets, free parking
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🚘The whole journey takes about 6-8 hours, and you can adjust the itinerary according to your situation. ～
✔Travel tips:
The attractions are scattered, so self-driving is recommended.
✔Food recommendation:
Chongzhou Dai Erduo Restaurant: Various steamed dishes, braised dishes, and roasted dishes are available for self-service. What you see is what you get, and the dishes are served very quickly.