Red Leaves of Three Gorges

Among the famous scenic areas of red leaves in China, the Red Leaves of Three Gorges is the unique one. It has 4 features that the others do not have.

First, it has a big area of red leaves. It looks magnificent. The red leaves spread over the whole area of Three Gorges of Yangtze River. Wushan Mountain is located at the center of Three Gorges and has the most red leaves of Three Gorges. According to records, it has an area of 100,000 Mu. It seems that you walk into a magnificent red leaves world as cruise through the Three Gorges in autumn.

Second, it varys in different types and colors. There are abundant red leaf species. Over 200 types of leaves will turn into red in autumn, including smoke tree, Chinese Tallowtree, Maple and so on. Especially smoke tree, it makes the hill red as fire and its leaf varys in shape. There are about 20 shapes of the red leaf, including palm, star, feather, heart and so on.

Third, the life cycle is long. Because of the unique species of red leaves and climate of Three Gorges, the sightseeing cycle is 3 months long. The sightseeing cycle of other red leaves scenic areas is only 1 month.

Fourth, beautiful views of Wushan Mountain. The other sceneries of Wushan Mountain match with red leaves perfectly. Wushan Mountain is a famous scenic area in China. There are many attractive scenic spots of it, such as Twelve Peaks of Wushan Mountain, Lesser Three Gorges, and the Goddess Peak. Hanging coffins and ancient plank road also attracts more and more visitors. All these sceneries and the red leaves make the whole area elegant and beautiful.

Hills covered with red leaves have become another charm of Three Gorges. It adds more colors to Three Gorges tour.