{"id":16349,"date":"2014-08-16T08:22:55","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T00:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=16349"},"modified":"2015-07-14T05:54:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T21:54:02","slug":"best-place-to-see-autumn-leaves-in-qinghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/qinghai-travel\/best-place-to-see-autumn-leaves-in-qinghai","title":{"rendered":"Best Place to See Autumn Leaves in Qinghai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plan your Qinghai Tour<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>in Autumn? With Xining as its capital city, Qinghai Province is situated on the northeastern part of Qingha –Tibetan Plateau, in the northwest of China, adjacent to Xinjiang<\/a> on the northwest and Tibet<\/a> on the south.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qinghai has a varied landscapes \u00a0and diversity of ethic minorities such as Tibetans, Mogols, Hui,\u00a0Tu, and Goloks with great religious life.\u00a0This vast Qinghai is home to myriad Tibetan monasteries, \u00a0magic grasslands, also \u00a0the headwaters of the three of Asia largest rivers – the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and Mekong River.<\/p>\n

The best time to visit Qinghai are summer and autumn. If you are looking for the best places for fall foliage in Qinghai, we are going to reveal you the best places to see the autumn leaves in Qinghai. \u00a0The best time to visit autumn leaves in Qinghai falls on October each year.<\/p>\n

1. Autumn Color at Dalong Valley in Menyuan County\u00a0\u95e8\u6e90\u8fbe\u9686\u6c9f\u79cb\u666f<\/strong>
\nDalong Valley is located in\u00a0Xianmi National Forest Park \u00a0in the east of\u00a0Menyuan Hui Autonomous County under the administration of\u00a0Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. Haomen Township is the seat of\u00a0Menyuan Hui Autonomous County. You drive along Minmen Road to the east direction for about 60 km, you will get to Dalong Valley. Haomen Township is about 108 km to the north of Xining City, the capital city of Qinghai.<\/p>\n

The Dalong Valley is ringed by the mountains all sides with the valley sprawling from east to west. Over 20 households live in the valley. It is a laid back \u00a0and idyllic place, beautiful mountains and water, and soul-recharge fresh air. \u00a0The valley has a myriad species of plants \u00a0and flowers. This is an\u00a0anachronistic hamlet. When autumn comes, \u00a0Dalong turns itself into a fairyland of colors.<\/p>\n

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Autumn Color at Dalong Valley in Menyuan County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Fall Foliage at the\u00a0\u00a0Guide National Geopark \u00a0in Guide \u8d35\u5fb7\u9ec4\u6cb3\u9752\u79cb\u8272<\/strong>
\nGuide County is is located in the east of \u00a0Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, about 114 km southwest of Xining, the capital city of Qinghai. \u00a0Guide County, 90.6 km long \u00a0(south – north ) and 63.4 wide (east – west), sprawls on the transitional belt between Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and\u00a0Loess Plateau with the Yellow River passing through its north park ( 76.8km long within the county).<\/p>\n

Guide is well known for the Guide National Geopark ( or Huangheqing National Geopark) within the county. The national geopark features \u00a0a varied splendor of landscapes – low \u00a0basins and hills, cascades of rivers, loess, high mountains and a spider web of valleys, a magnificent wetland in the northwest China. When autumn comes, Guide change \u00a0its colors and becomes a wonderful land.<\/p>\n

3. Autumn Leaves at Zhalong Valley in Beishan National Forest Park at Huzhu \u4e92\u52a9\u5317\u5c71\u624e\u9f99\u6c9f\u79cb\u666f<\/strong>
\nHuzhu is the only Tuzu ethnic minority autonomous county in China with the largest Tuzu population residing in the county. Huzhu is under the administration of Haidong city of Qinghai Province. Huzu is located in the east of Qinghai with its seat of county government about 50 km north of Xining.<\/p>\n

Huzhu Beishan National Forest Geopark is located in the northeast of Huzu, about 11o km to the northeast of Xining. The park covers an area of 1127 square km at the altitude of 2100 m – 4300 m with 64.3% forest coverage, one of the perfect natural eco-systems in Qinghai. The park features a varied vertical spread of plants including alpine meadows, high mountain bushes, and\u00a0coniferous forest.<\/p>\n

Huzhu Beishan National Forest Geopark comprises \u00a05 major scenic areas including Yuanpudaban, Langshidang, Kasuo Gorge, Zhalong\u00a0Valley and Xiahe. The park also boasts the highest volcanic relics, creating a magical landscapes in the park – volcanic lava, glaciers, and Danxia landform. Zhalong Valley in the park is the best place to experience the autumn leaves when falls arrives at the park.<\/p>\n

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Autumn Leaves at Zhalong Valley in Beishan National Forest Park at Huzhu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4. Shangwuzhuang Water Gorge at Huangzhong County \u6e5f\u4e2d\u4e0a\u543e\u5e84\u6c34\u5ce1\u79cb\u8272
\n<\/strong>Shangwuzhuang Water Gorge is located at the same name Shangwuzhuang Village in the northwest of Huangzhong County, about 50km west of Xining.\u00a0The picturesque Shangwuzhuang Water Gorge Forest Park covers an area of 63331 hectares. A running river named Xinan River winds through the valley.<\/p>\n

The forest park is a natural forest farm with a magnificent landscape, a long and deep water gorge flanked by the densely forested slopes with a varied species of plants and flowers. Autumn entices a consistent flow of visitors to comfort their eyes with the colorful autumn leaves.<\/p>\n

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Autumn Color at Shangwuzhuang Water Gorge at Huangzhong County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5. \u00a0Diversifolius Poplar Forest Autumn View at Goldmud \u683c\u5c14\u6728\u80e1\u6768\u6797\u79cb\u666f<\/strong>
\nThe Golmud diversifolius poplar forest is located in the Tuolahai Animal Husbandry Communiy of Guolemude Township, about 50 km west of Golmud city. The diversifoliu poplar forests spread on the Tuolahai shallow beaches and the low hills on the west river bank, 7 km north to south and 6 km east to west at the altitude of 2730m – 2813 m with a protection area \u00a0of 4200 hectares.<\/p>\n

Golmud diversifoliu poplar forest was authorized as a provincial natural reserve in Qinghai.\u00a0It is said that the diversifoliu poplar trees have unusual vitality that enable them to survive for 3,000 years by “living for one thousand years, standing still for another one thousand years after death, and remaining not rotten for one thousand years”. \u00a0The spectacular view of the autumn diversifoliu trees are stunning!<\/p>\n

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Diversifolius Poplar Forest Autumn View at Goldmud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6. The FallFoliage at Xining Botanical Garden \u897f\u5b81\u690d\u7269\u56ed\u79cb\u8272<\/strong>
\nXining Botanical Garden is a natural park on the Xishan Bay in the west of Xining. Previously a nursery garden, it was expanded into a botanical garden in \u00a01980.<\/p>\n

The garden is divided into two parts – Upper the \u00a0Mountain and Down the Mountain. It is a modern park featuring sightseeing, scientific research, education, landscaping and endangered species protection. It is definitely a wonderful place for leaf peeping in autumn.<\/p>\n

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The FallFoliage at Xining Botanical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Any questions, just drop \u00a0a line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your Qinghai Tour\u00a0in Autumn? With Xining as its capital city, Qinghai Province is situated on the northeastern part of Qingha –Tibetan Plateau, in the northwest of China, adjacent to Xinjiang on the northwest and Tibet on the south. Qinghai has a varied landscapes \u00a0and diversity of ethic minorities such as Tibetans, Mogols, Hui,\u00a0Tu, and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1923],"tags":[2683],"class_list":["post-16349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-qinghai-travel","tag-best-places-to-see-fall-foliage-in-qinghai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16349"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17855,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16349\/revisions\/17855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}