If you don't check out Shanghai's red maples now, you'll have to wait another year

Shanghai's deep autumn red leaf season has finally arrived! The red leaf period is short, usually lasting until December. Save this viewing guide👇 🍁Red Leaf Viewing Period 📅 Late November to mid-December During late autumn, Shanghai's red leaves reach their most beautiful viewing period 🗺Red Leaf Viewing Spots 📍 Qiuxiapu Garden One of Shanghai's five major gardens, with a history of over 500 years. In autumn, the garden is full of red maples, like stepping into a fairy tale world 🎫10 RMB ⏰8:00-16:30 🧭Address: No. 314 East Street, Jiading Town, Jiading District 🚇Transport: Jiading Bus Line 12, Bole Square Station 📍 Changfeng Park Another treasure spot for maple leaves. The maples in the park have a rustic charm, with pavilions, wooden benches, rockeries, and red maples forming a deep autumn landscape. Walking along the red leaf path is very atmospheric 🎫Free ⏰8:30-17:00 🧭Address: No. 451 Daduhé Road, Putuo District 🚇Transport: Metro Line 15, Changfeng Park Station 📍 Banma Suhe Park The roadsides are strikingly red, and the maple leaves during the viewing season are fiery red, as beautiful as an autumn oil painting 🎫Free ⏰6:00-21:00 🧭Address: Intersection of Yunling West Road and Yunling East Road, Putuo District 🚇Transport: Bus 766, Danba Road Yunling East Road Station 📍 Zuibaichi Park Zuibaichi in autumn has no desolate feeling; the red leaves are like fire, and large colorful forests cover the park, perfect for photos 🎫6 RMB ⏰6:00-17:00 🧭Address: No. 64 Renmin South Road, Songjiang District 🚇Transport: Metro Line 9, Zuibaichi Station 📍 Huakai Haishang Ecological Park The garden's Dichondra and 1,200 maple trees have all turned red. The entire park looks like a spilled palette, fiery red and very spectacular 🎫30 RMB ⏰8:00-17:00 🧭Address: No. 6060 Xiujing, Xiujing Village, Zhujing Town 🚇Transport: Jinfeng Line / Zhujing Bus Line 5, Bujing Station 📍 Langxia Maple Island The red maples on Maple Island are a long-time Shanghai internet celebrity. With over 8,000 maple trees, the layers of colorful leaves attract many photographers every year 🎫Free ⏰Open all day 🧭Address: No. 38 Langhua Road, Jinshan District 🚇Transport: Lianlang Special Line direct to Langxia Ecological Park 📍 Gongqing Forest Park Gongqing Park is filled with different species and heights of maple trees. As temperatures drop in late autumn, the leaves turn even redder. The racetrack and water forest wetlands are great viewing spots. The park also has a forest train you can ride 🎫Free ⏰5:00-18:00 🧭Address: No. 2000 Jungong Road, Yangpu District 🚇Transport: Metro Line 8, Shiguang Road Station 📍 Dongjiao Hotel Dongjiao Hotel is actually a modern garden covering over a thousand acres. Some park areas are open to the public, and the red maples in early December are stunning 🎫Free ⏰Open all day 🧭Address: No. 1800 Jinke Road, Pudong New Area 🚇Transport: Metro Line 14, Yunshun Road Station 📍 Yanzhong Green Space The largest green space in the city center, with covered bridges, maple trees, and ginkgo trees interwoven. The nickname "Little Kyoto" is well deserved 🎫Free ⏰Open all day 🧭Address: Intersection of Jinling Middle Road and Huangpi South Road, Huangpu District 🚇Metro Line 14, Huangpi South Road Station