The beauty of Suzhou's Tianping Mountain autumn viewing guide
🔔 The autumn is high and refreshing, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and the autumn colors of Tianping Mountain are gradually showing up, and the maple leaves are starting to dye warm colors. I'm already looking forward to it. The best viewing period for Tianping Mountain Maple: mid-November to mid-December, it must be deep autumn maple leaves will be red, don't go too early to avoid disappointment.
🍁 The warm tones of red and yellow spread in the boundless green, enriching the color layers of Tianping Mountain.
⛰️ Location: Lingtian Road, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City.
⌚️ Viewing time: from mid-November to the end of December~
Scenic area opening hours: 08.00~17.00, entry is prohibited after 16.30
🎫 Tickets: 30 yuan (discounts for students and the elderly)
🚗 Transportation: It is recommended to take public transportation, driving is crowded, the parking lot is six yuan an hour~
🚇 Subway Line 1 Mudu Station➕Taxi starting price, public bicycles can also be used, bus🚌4 route, 315 route, 662 route etc~
⛰️ Mountain climbing route: Lotus Pond—Worry about the world's worries first, then enjoy the world's joy—Fan Zhongyan's Memorial Hall—Baiyun Ancient Temple—Qingfeng Pavilion—Wangfeng Platform—Longmen—Xiantian—Ao Fish Stone—Second Line Sky—Cloud Up—Wanghu Platform.
🌟 Highlights:
Tianping Mountain, also known as Baiyun Mountain, has an altitude of 201 meters. The entire scenic area covers hundreds of hectares, known for its 'red maple, strange stones, clear springs', and is also known as the 'First Mountain in Wuzhong', 'Beautiful Scenery in the South of the Yangtze River', and is one of the four major maple viewing spots in China.
🍁 Viewing points:
1️⃣ Wangfeng Platform, the must-visit place when climbing Taiping Mountain is Wangfeng Platform, which is located halfway up the mountain and is the best viewing point. Looking down from here is colorful, ❤️ like a colorful cloud hanging in the mountains
2️⃣ Ancient Maple Forest, the Ancient Maple Forest🍁 is the 'Ten Thousand Red Zone' Here are 400-year-old ancient maple trees, 💫 a strong historical atmosphere is coming
3️⃣ Pavilion between the maple forest, the pavilion is located between the maple trees🍁, and it is also the only place to rest. Surrounded by maple trees, in the midst of colorful clouds, this is the most beautiful
📝 Some suggestions
✔️ You can match Hanfu, ancient costumes~ Take pictures. Post-production needs a little filter
✔️ Be careful when climbing mountains, beware of slippery ground, it is best to wear non-slip shoes, prepare wet wipes.
✔️ Remember to bring more water when climbing mountains, the water in the scenic area is a bit expensive.
✔️ If you want to go in and take pictures, it is recommended to enter the park as early as possible in the morning,
There are fewer tourists in the morning, which is more convenient for framing. In addition, the morning light combined with the morning mist makes the entire scenic area like a fairyland, making it easier to produce pictures.
I bought an early bird ticket, and entered the Tianping Mountain Scenic Area at 6 o'clock in the morning. The tea is good, but I haven't had breakfast early in the morning, and this cup of tea is a bit burdensome. The red leaves of Tianping Mountain are beautiful and worth coming early in the morning.
I have heard of Tianping Mountain's autumn red leaves, and I specially chose autumn. I regret that the weather has been high and there are few red leaves. But the scenery is still good, and climbing the mountain is also a exercise for myself. Also visited Fan Gongxuan, which commemorates a generation of famous Fan Zhongyan, who made outstanding contributions to the hometown of more countries, "the first world worries and worries, the next world happiness and joy", worthy of the first-class people.
Very good scenic spot, not many people, there are many delicious food nearby. Although the altitude is only 189 meters, the road up the mountain is very interesting, not steps, but a variety of stone roads. Fun, looking forward to seeing maple leaves in autumn.
This autumn and winter, I finally met with Suzhou Tianping Mountain. We arrived in Suzhou the day before the high-speed rail, so we took the subway to Mudu the next morning, and then called, and quickly came to the foot of Tianping Mountain. It should be early to go, there are almost no tourists in the big scenic spot, the sun is out, the red maple is covered with red clothes, it is beautiful, just take a photo, it is a beautiful photo. Especially in the circle by the lake, the red maple, yellow apricot, look at it, the right color palette is overturned. The tourists gradually got more and more, strolling, patting, discussing, the sun rose, the entrance of the scenic spot kept coming wave after wave of tourists, red maple seems to be more enthusiastic Mingyan, those few particularly lush red maple but there is no "free" for a moment.
Tianping Mountain Red Maple Festival has been thinking about it for so many years, and finally reached its wish in 2023. Except for all difficulties, you must punch in. Through several years of research, you must live at the foot of Tianping Mountain, so convenient for parking, and this hotel is 100 meters away from the scenic spot, which is too convenient. (The hotel has a separate introduction to see) Tianping Mountain is not high, with the current Red Maple Festival, the stamp is now fashionable, then go one. 🕹 is the first time to do it, Zhang friends can rush a handful. A total of five points, 10 monochrome (free), 1 package (10 yuan) and finally attached with a stamp map 📍 Service Center (1 piece) 📍 Baiyun Mountain Room (5+1 set of seals) 📍 Baiyunquan Tea Room (2 pieces) 📍 Tingting Pavilion (1 piece) 📍 Tongyumen (1 piece) The traffic is very congested, but the reverse trip is good. Stay at the hotel opposite Tianping Mountain one day in advance, walk 100 meters, solve the parking problem, great. If you only look at Hongfeng 🍁, it is recommended not to climb the mountain. Hongfeng is all below. The entrance ➡️ exit is of course the place with the most people.
In order to strive to arrive at the scenic spot early in the morning, I specially chose a hotel that is very close. The first batch of scenic spots in the morning, the red maple leaves and yellow ginkgo leaves are interspersed and beautiful. The mountain stone steps on the rocky road are very leisurely and it is a lightweight hiking exercise. It is a good place to visit and stop and watch and take less than three hours.
Entering the park at 8:00 on November 25, the garden is already full of people, and this large scale red leaves are amazing. Four hundred years ago, Fan Zhongyan's 17th Sun came here to plant maple fragrant trees from Fujian, and now there are more than 120. Until now, the ancient maple fragrant trees are still lush and leafy, blooming in late autumn and early winter! Really is "Frost leaf red in February flower Danfeng rotten brocade to fight with spring flowers"! Seeing with your own eyes, it must feel extraordinary!
The ticket for such a large scenic spot in Tianping Mountain is only 30 yuan, the price of conscience! Tianping Mountain is a small mountain, but it is not easy to climb up. There are too many people, squeeze up and down. You can also go up the mountain. The scenery below is very good. Although the maple leaves have withered in early December, they can't cover up the autumn color of the garden. The ancient trees are so beautiful!