Guangzhou Shimen National Forest Park welcomes the annual red leaf viewing season. On December 8th, the 21st Red Leaf Festival (hereinafter referred to as the Festival) opened at the Shimen National Forest Park in Guangzhou. This year's festival will run from December 8th, 2023, to January 14th, 2024, lasting for over a month.

As visitors slowly drive into the Maple Leaf Scenic Area, the gradually turning red landscape unfolds, with sunlight piercing through the trees, casting a radiant glow on the leaves.

Wandering through the Maple Leaf Scenic Area, clusters of people gather around maple trees whose leaves have turned red, making it one of the popular photo spots for local residents and tourists visiting Shimen National Forest Park. Against the backdrop of blue skies and white clouds, the red leaves create a picturesque scene, prompting visitors to capture the beauty.

Moving from the Maple Leaf Scenic Area towards the nearby South Tianchi, one can witness several Dawn Redwoods standing along the lake, displaying shades of orange-red. The combination of Dawn Redwoods, wooden bridges, the lake, pavilions, and mountains form a unique Southern landscape for the autumn-winter season, distinct from the forested scenery of the Maple Leaf area.

Shimen National Forest Park boasts an impressive forest coverage of 96.58%, with over 3,000 mu of red leaves, dominated by Sweetgum, Sapium Discolor, and Maple trees.

The Maple Leaf Scenic Area, the Drunken Red Pavilion Scenic Area, and the Red Maple Lake Scenic Area are the main viewing points for the red leaves, each with its own distinct features. The Maple Leaf Scenic Area with its picturesque Sweetgum tree forest, the Drunken Red Pavilion Scenic Area with its hills covered in Sapium Discolor trees, and the Red Maple Lake Scenic Area with its water and red leaves create a stunning display.

Furthermore, the viewing experience varies based on the characteristics of Sweetgum, Sapium Discolor, and Maple trees. The vibrant and attractive red leaves of the Sweetgum trees make them suitable for close-up viewing, while the multicolored distribution of Sapium Discolor leaves, ranging from red to yellow and green, is best appreciated from a distance. Maple trees, scattered throughout the park, with their slender palm-shaped leaves, offer photo opportunities for visitors.

Source：Yangcheng Evening News

广州石门：又是一年红叶季

广州市石门国家森林公园迎来红叶观赏季。12月8日，2023年广州市石门国家森林公园第二十一届红叶观赏节（以下简称“红叶节”）开幕。本届红叶节从2023年12月8日持续至2024年1月14日，为期一个多月。

从石门国家森林公园入口缓缓驶入枫林红叶景区，漫山渐红的景色映入眼帘，山野间，阳光从树缝穿过，照射在枫香树上，叶片仿佛闪烁着红光。

漫步枫林红叶景区，数株叶片已变红的枫香树旁聚集了人气，是市民游客到石门国家森林公园赏红叶的“打卡”点之一。蓝天白云映衬，红叶点缀，美景尽收眼底，市民游客纷纷留影。

从枫林红叶景区行驶至南天池附近的水生植物园，可以看到矗立在湖边的多株水杉呈橙红色。水杉与木桥、湖水、凉亭、山林等构成了一幅秋冬南国风景画，有别于枫林红叶景区的山林之景。

据了解，石门国家森林公园森林覆盖率达96.58%，园区内的红叶有3000多亩，以枫香树、山乌桕和槭树为主。

据介绍，枫林红叶景区、醉红亭景区、红枫湖景区是红叶主要观赏点，各有特色。枫林红叶景区枫香树林如诗如画，醉红亭景区山乌桕林漫山遍野，红枫湖景区水景红叶层林尽染。

此外，根据枫香树、山乌桕和槭树的特性，观赏方式也各有不同。枫香树叶片变红时，色泽鲜艳美观，适合市民游客近距离观赏；山乌桕的叶片如调色盘，呈红、黄、绿多种颜色分布，如要观赏山乌桕林呈现满山红叶的景象，则需要远观，市民游客在下山路也能遇见大片山乌桕林；槭树则分散在园区各处，槭树叶片细长如掌形，市民游客可拾起叶片用作拍照道具。

文 | 记者 马思泳 通讯员 林园轩
图 | 记者 陈秋明
视频 | 记者 陈秋明 马思泳 黎杰文
翻译｜刘佳慧
责编 | 王瑜瑛
校对 | 彭继业