In late autumn, red leaves are the most colorful and enjoyable scenery, and only maple leaves and cotinus coggygria will have such brilliant red. On the land of China, there are many scenic spots with considerable red leaves. Recommend two good places in China to enjoy the intoxicating maple red in autumn.

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Fairy tale Kanas, where there are patches of birch forest covering the southern foot of the mountain. Kanas River and Harmony River both come from Irtysh River. Kanas River and Harmony River form a semicircle, bypassing Altai Mountain and flowing to Russia and Mongolia respectively. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the white snow quietly covers the top of Altay Mountain. Due to the sparse population, the vegetation here is well preserved.

It's autumn, and it's also the time for the annual "color show" here. The birch leaves are yellow and the maple leaves are red. In the autumn wind, the whole mountain is shaking and golden. Walking into this fairy-tale world, people will be very careful, for fear of breaking twigs, hurting grass and destroying the tranquility and innocence of nature.

Xiangshan, Beijing, at the eastern foot of Xishan in the northwest suburb of Beijing, is a mountainous area with an altitude of 577 meters. The mountain is covered with cotinus coggygria trees, which are dark purple after frost. Chen Yishi's poem "The red leaves in the western hills are good, and the heavier the first frost is" refers to the leaves of Cotinus coggygria. In the first frost season, tens of thousands of acres of sloping land in Xiangshan Fiona Fang were as red as fire. From a distance, I thought it was a petal, but when I looked closely, I knew it was an oval leaf.

The best place to see the red leaves in Xiangshan is Senyu Watanabe Peak Pavilion. Overlooking from the pavilion, the mountain is far from the slope, bright red, pink, scarlet and pink, with distinct layers. Like Xia Hong, it is a famous autumn resort in the north.