West Lake Fall Photography Guide (So Beautiful!)

Here are some West Lake fall photography routes: West Lake Maple Viewing Route • Route: Lushui Fuqu - Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake - Quyuan Fenghe - Guo's Villa - Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor - Prince Bay Park. • Highlights: Lushui Fuqu's four-color maple leaves are like a painting; Autumn Moon over the Calm Lake offers views of West Lake and maple leaves through the gate; Quyuan Fenghe's "Liaoting" Pavilion frames the maple leaves; Guo's Villa's courtyard has a beautiful maple tree; Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor has a large area of fiery red maple leaves; Prince Bay Park has orange, yellow, and green maple leaves, with fiery red maples near the bridge by Youran Pavilion. Temple Maple Viewing Route • Route: Hangzhou Botanical Garden - Lingyin Road - Lingyin Temple - Yongfu Temple - Faxi Temple. • Highlights: Hangzhou Botanical Garden is colorful in fall, with red maples and Chinese tallow trees; Lingyin Road is lined with red maple trees; Lingyin Temple is like an oil painting in late fall and early winter; Yongfu Temple's maple leaves are red as frost, with a view at every step; Faxi Temple's back mountain path is full of maple leaves. Traditional Chinese Fall Colors Route • Route: Yuhu Bay - Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor - Turtle Pond - Xihu State Guesthouse - Guo's Villa - Quyuan Fenghe. • Highlights: Yuhu Bay is great for morning runs and white crane photography; Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor has elegant gardens and koi, with more vitality in fall; Turtle Pond is surrounded by ancient trees, with stone bridges and weeping willows; Xihu State Guesthouse has small bridges and streams, with yellowing leaves; Guo's Villa combines the delicacy and grandeur of Suzhou gardens; Quyuan Fenghe is a classic garden. Climbing and Fall Viewing Route • Route: Xizi Hotel - Jingci Temple - Prince Bay - Jiuyao Mountain. • Highlights: Xizi Hotel is romantic in fall; Jingci Temple's ginkgo forest is golden; Prince Bay's red maples, ginkgo, and lake reflect each other; Jiuyao Mountain's summit offers a panoramic view of West Lake, with even more beautiful scenery in the morning mist. Hupao Fall Viewing Route • Route: Hupao Park - Guiren Pavilion - Liuhe Pagoda. • Highlights: Hupao Park is a popular maple viewing spot, with the "ceiling" maple king and Yudai Pond; Guiren Pavilion offers a 360° view of West Lake to the north and Qiantang River to the south; Liuhe Pagoda is colorful in fall and winter, with a beautiful combination of red maples and greenery. Meiling South Fall Viewing Route • Route: Meijiawu - Yunqi Bamboo Path - Zhenji Temple. • Highlights: Meiling South Road has caramel-colored dawn redwood forests, contrasting with the green tea gardens; Yunqi Bamboo Path is great for traditional Chinese photography, with a striking contrast between green bamboo and fiery red maples; Zhenji Temple has a 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree at the entrance, complementing the ancient temple buildings.