Guanmen Mountain in Benxi, Liaoning | In golden October, it's time to appreciate maple leaves

Guanmen Mountain is located in the south of Benxi County, Liaoning Province, and has been known as the 'Huangshan of the Northeast' and 'Guilin of the Northeast' since ancient times. Because of the two peaks facing each other, one wide and one narrow, one big and one small, it looks like a door, hence the name Guanmen Mountain. Guanmen Mountain is a famous maple leaf viewing area in China, with more than 120 varieties of maple trees in the scenic area. There are Japanese red maple, Chinese red maple, five-pointed maple, three-pointed maple, feather maple, etc. In autumn, the maple leaves all over the mountains make the whole Guanmen Mountain put on a layer of red makeup. Guanmen Mountain is a paradise for maple leaves. Every early October, the maple red all over the mountains of Guanmen Mountain is a kind of intoxicating red. In such red, you can truly smell a hint of coolness contained in the 'autumn high and refreshing'. Guanmen Mountain mainly has five major scenic spots: Xiaohuangshan, Longmenxia, Yutaizi, Jialazi, and Mingyou Valley, with a total of 130 scenic spots. The main landscapes include Wuhu Lake, Baota Peak, Xiongshi Town Yue, Guanyin Temple, Shouxing Tree, Jinglian Waterfall, Zhuanxin Lake, Maple King, Giant Stone Array, Mandarin Duck Stone, Sanjieyi, Peacock Fairy Pose, Tiger Mouth String Waterfall, etc. The 'Maple King' is the treasure of Guanmen Mountain, and the tree age has been more than 200 years. The 'Maple King' has 'five most': the earliest red, the latest fall, the most bright red, the most elegant posture, the most complete angle, it can be said that it is the 'barometer' of Guanmen Mountain maple leaves. Whenever the maple leaves turn red, the whole tree is covered with red leaves scattered down, like a burning torch, lingering red clouds. The maple leaves on the Maple King tree have different angles, with five angles, seven angles, nine angles, eleven angles, and the rare thirteen angles, so it is known as the 'King of Maple Trees'. The eleven-angle and thirteen-angle maple leaves are treasures of the world's maple leaves. If you can find these two kinds of maple leaves, you will be lucky. 📍Detailed address: Guanmen Mountain National Forest Park: Xiaoshi Town, Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, Benxi City, Liaoning Province Ticket: 88 yuan/person