Autumn in Beijing

Autumn is associated with dullness because of the falling of leaves, but if you visit Beijing, you are bound to change your idea about autumn. Beijing at its best falls in autumn - clear sky, pleasant weather, and eyeful colors. Autumn is the best time to see fall foliage and observe the color change. Beijing has thousands of hectares of foliage in its surrounding mountains, which are covered with maple, Smoke trees, torch trees, ginkgo, and more. Though the exact timing of the color change varies year to year, the peak time to see fall foliage in Beijing usually occurs from mid-October to mid-November . During that time, Beijing's mountainous areas, the parks, and even an unknown name street throughout Beijing are blanketed in a palette of yellows, oranges, and reds. Meanwhile, autumn is the best time to hike along the Great Wall as sections of the Great Wall are densely covered by verdant trees . In golden autumn, trekking on the ancient fortification along with a eyeful of nature's colors and bright shades is truly amazing. Outside of Beijing, other cities such as Guilin, Jiuzhaigou, Huangshan, Suzhou, and Hangzhou in China have the most picturesque autumns. Get an eyeful of nature's painted canvas! Plan a fall foliage getaway to capture this beauty with us - some pre-arranged Beijing Fall Tours as well as the customized tours per your specific request. Best Places to See Ginkgo Trees in Beijing Beijing Diaoyutai Ginkgo Boulevard Beijing Diaoyutai Ginkgo Boulevard is the most famous place to observe the beautiful yellow ginkgo. Ginkgo is an ancient tree that has a history of several hundred years or even a thousand years. In the fall season, ginkgo trees on both sides of the boulevard all turn golden yellow. A lot of shutterbugs came here to take photos of the ginkgo trees. Best Time to Visit : Mid-October to late October How to get there : Take subway line 5 or bus 18, 27, 104, 108, 407, 803, 849 to get to the west gate of the Temple of Earth. Sanlitun Xiwu Street East Here is the Embassy District, a quiet place though it is very close to the east Third Ring Road - the bustling area. It doesn't have the green land like Diaoyutai , but it always has a soldier wearing olive green standing straight along the road. Best Time to Visit : Mid-October to the end of October How to get there : Take bus 300, 830, 402 to get to the Agricultural Exhibition Hall Temple of Earth Park Be