I walked 50,000 steps around West Lake, and this is still my favorite maple leaf viewing route.

🍁 If you visit Hangzhou in late autumn, it would be a shame to miss the "red sky" of maple leaves! So, I have specially prepared a one-day West Lake maple leaf viewing route for you. Save it and enjoy the beautiful late autumn scenery of Hangzhou! ⭐ Recommended one-day maple leaf viewing route: Lingyin Road ⋙ Guo's Villa ⋙ Quyuan Fenghe ⋙ Lushui Fuqu ⋙ No. 65 Beishan Street ⋙ Pinghu Qiuyue ⋙ West Lake Cruise ⋙ Huagang Park ⋙ Prince Bay Park ⋙ Hupao Park 📸 Here are some recommended photo spots for maple leaf viewing: ① Lingyin Road is best visited in the early morning. The maple leaves near the entrance of Zhejiang Hospital Lingyin Branch are the most photogenic, and the scenery is beautiful. ② Most of the maple leaves in Guo's Villa are concentrated near the tea room. It's easy to capture the beauty of the maple leaves when taking photos there. ③ The most famous maple leaf photo spot in Quyuan Fenghe is "Muting Pavilion." You can take beautiful maple leaf photos there. ④ You can find Lushui Fuqu by following the location. There are two maple trees with different shades of red, so if you're lucky, you can capture the unique scene of one side being red and the other green. ⑤ You can also find No. 65 Beishan Street by following the location. The maple leaves on the side facing West Lake are very dense, making it a great spot for photos. ⑥ You can also find Pinghu Qiuyue by following the location. You can see large maple leaves 🍁 at the entrance, and the bright red color is eye-catching. ⑦ There are many photo spots for red maple leaves in Huagang Park, such as the bridge hole near Wanbo Pavilion, the west gate of Huagang, the entrance of "Tianyuan" restaurant, Yinying Pavilion, and the lakeside corridor, where you can take beautiful maple leaf photos. ⑧ The maple leaves in Prince Bay Park are mainly concentrated near the small church and the large lawn. You can take beautiful photos by capturing the maple leaves and the surrounding scenery. ⑨ The most famous maple leaves in Hupao Park are next to the Hupao Mengquan Stele Pavilion. Don't miss the opportunity to take photos there.