8 best autumn destinations in early autumn from September to October. Departure during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day is recommended.

Sichuan - Jiuzhaigou
Late September - October
Jiuzhaigou in autumn welcomes the colorful forest season. 108 plateau lakes form colorful jade pools, which are set off by colorful leaves all over the mountains. The mountains and forests are dyed in color, presenting golden and fiery red colors in addition to green. Reflected in the bright lake water, the lake and the mountains are the same color.

Guilin - Longji Terraces
Mid-September - Mid-late October
Under the towering peaks, there is a vast paddy field. In early autumn, there is a hint of yellow in the green here. The mountains surrounded by terraces are like golden pagodas against the golden paddy fields. The village built on the mountain is reflected in the farmland. The clouds and mist are floating on the mountains behind the house and surrounding the village.

Liaoning - Benxi
Late September - Mid-October
Every October, the forests are dyed, red as fire, and beautiful as a painting. The best viewing period for Benxi maple leaves is only about half a month. Yanghugou with maple leaves dyed in the forest, Laobian Gou with maple leaves flowing along the stream, and Guanmen Mountain with red dots on the mountains, Benxi's maple leaves are always redder and more gorgeous than other places. This "Maple Leaf City of China" is about to usher in the most beautiful early autumn.

Inner Mongolia - Ejina Banner
Mid-late September - Mid-October
One of the only three remaining Populus euphratica forests in the world, with a viewing period of only 21 days a year, a total of 390,000 mu of golden Populus euphratica forest, with an extremely gorgeous bloom, staged a lonely and passionate desert miracle, desert sunset, Populus euphratica red willow, desert camel. In Ejina Banner, you can take the most dazzling sunrise and sunset in the golden desert.

Jiuquan - Jinta Populus euphratica forest
Late September - Mid-October
In the golden autumn of October, the desert Populus euphratica forest is dressed in charming golden clothes, forming a colorful picture. Many Populus euphratica grow in the lake, connected to the sky, unique and beautiful.

Inner Mongolia - Hulunbuir
Mid-September - Early October
Hulunbuir in summer is a vast green, and Hulunbuir in autumn is a golden forest. A natural picture scroll is spread out on the vast grassland, with haystacks scattered on the grassland, the winding Moerjigle River passing through the wetland, the Daxinganling with colorful forests, and the distant and mysterious Aoluguya guarding the elves.

Inner Mongolia - Arxan
Mid-September - Around National Day
Arxan is the earliest place in China to welcome autumn. The autumn wind blows, and the grassland and forest become golden. The haystacks roll in the autumn wind, cattle and sheep walk in the withered wilderness, and there are thousands of hectares of forest in Arxan, which is dazzling. With a small wooden house full of forest atmosphere, people seem to have entered a fairy tale world.

Sichuan - Daocheng Yading
Daocheng in autumn is like a poem and a painting, with three solemn white sacred mountains, blue milk lake, five-color sea, and Luorong cattle farm that has turned golden. The golden forests, mountains and rivers are all gorgeous. No filter is needed, and a random shot is a beautiful scenery.