3 Days of Viewing Red Leaves in Benxi, So Beautiful That Drivers Stopped to Take Photos!

Every step feels like walking into an oil painting world🍂 The entire trip costs less than 1000 yuan, even students can just go on a whim>❤️ This is what autumn should be like: passionate, free, and uncrowded!---

Why must you come to Benxi to see the red leaves in 2025? Are you also tired of: ❌ Crowds at Xiangshan with nothing but the backs of heads in photos? ❌ Popular spots losing their charm without filters? ❌ Spending hundreds on tickets but only seeing "half a tree turn red"?

👉 Listen to me: China's best maple viewing spot is not in Beijing, not in Jiuzhaigou, but in Benxi, Liaoning! This place is known as the "Maple Leaf Capital of China."

Every October, the entire mountain from peak to valley is dyed in fiery reds, oranges, and yellows. Driving through it, every turn is a screensaver-level view! **More importantly—✅ fewer people, wild scenery ✅ convenient transportation ✅ cheap food and lodging

[Benxi Maple Viewing · 3 Days 2 Nights Complete Guide] | Total Budget: 987 yuan (per person)

🛫 Day 1｜Departure + Explore Guanmenshan + Overnight at Xiaoshi Yizhuang📍 Morning｜Arrive in Benxi** - Recommended to depart from Shenyang: high-speed train takes 30 minutes directly to Benxi Station, ticket only 25 yuan - Or drive/carpool (carpool about 60 yuan per person) 🎒 Drop off luggage → head straight to Guanmenshan National Forest Park for prime maple viewing! - Ticket: 60 yuan (half price with student ID❗) - Best time: enter before 9:00 AM, soft light and no tourists - Must-do routes: Fengyang Line → Fengsheng Line → Glass Skywalk (overlooking the sea of red mountains) 📸 Photo tips: wear light colors or Hanfu, the red leaves make your skin look extra fair! 🏨 Accommodation recommendation: stay at Xiaoshi Yizhuang Folk Village (10 minutes by car from the scenic area) - Features kang heated beds/farmhouse style, clean and cozy - Price: 130 yuan/night × 2 nights = 260 yuan 🍲 Dinner｜Authentic Northeast Chinese cuisine arranged! - Iron pot stewed goose (serves 2-3, about 80 yuan) - Chicken stewed with mushrooms + corn cakes + pickled blood sausage - Homemade millet wine (free tasting) 💰 Per person cost: 40 yuan!---

🗄️ Day 2｜Benhuan Highway Self-Drive Adventure + Dashi Lake Secret Exploration🚗 All day focus: Benhuan Line "China Maple Leaf Road" self-drive/cycling - Route: Xiaoshi → Dongyingfang → Beidianzi Township (about 50 km total) - Free entry! No tickets along the way 🚨🔥 Highlight sections: - Beidianzi Township: S-shaped mountain roads + forests dyed in layers, drone shots here are legendary! - Maple King Tree check-in point: a century-old maple tree, red like a burning torch🔥 📍 Afternoon｜Dashi Lake Scenic Area (hidden gem!) Ticket only 40 yuan, half the crowd of Guanmenshan! - Lake water reflects colorful forests, like a fairy tale world - Walk the boardwalk around the lake (about 1.5 hours), easy and kid-friendly 🍢 **Dinner｜Xiaoshi Night Market Snack Raid - Xiaoshi lamb soup: 15 yuan a bowl, warms your stomach - Grilled rolled pancakes + sticky bean buns + iron plate silkworm pupae (for the brave) 💰 Per person: 25 yuan for a full meal---

🗞️ Day 3｜Deep Tour of Laobiangou + Return Fully Loaded📍 Morning｜Laobiangou Scenic Area (locals’ top pick) - Ticket: 70 yuan (can buy combined ticket with Guanmenshan for 10 yuan discount) - Features: streams + red leaves + strange rocks, like a forest secret from a Studio Ghibli animation - Must-walk routes: Red Leaf Corridor → Lover’s Valley → Summit Viewing Platform (panoramic view) 📷 Photo suggestion: bring a wide-angle lens, the fallen leaves covering the path are stunning! 🛍️ Must-buy souvenirs before leaving: - Xiaoshi bayberry roast chicken (vacuum packed, great as gifts) 🍗 - Maple leaf bookmarks (10 yuan for 3 at the scenic area entrance) - Wild hazelnuts/walnuts (roasted fresh roadside by local elders, mouthwatering) 🚄 Return｜Benxi → Shenyang/other places** - Convenient high-speed train, last train at 8 PM, plenty of time - Drive back and stop by Benxi Water Cave (optional if time allows, off-season ticket 80 yuan)

Total Budget Breakdown Per Person: 987 yuan | Item | Cost Round-trip transportation (high-speed train/carpool) | 150 yuan || Accommodation (two nights farmhouse) | 260 yuan || Food (6 meals + 1 breakfast) | 280 yuan || Tickets (Guanmenshan + Laobiangou + Dashi Lake) | 170 yuan (student ID can reduce further) || Others (parking/snacks/souvenirs) | 127 yuan || Total | **987 yuan** |> ✅ Students, couples, and families can easily replicate this!---

💌 Final words: This autumn, please don’t let that patch of red go to waste. We always wait for the "right time," but autumn waits for no one. It quietly ignites a mountain one morning, then quietly exits. And during your three days in Benxi, stepping on fallen leaves, listening to the stream, watching the mountains turn red, at that moment you will understand—life is not just about KPIs, but also the sound of wind through the trees.📣

Post by Daisy~Reed | Oct 11, 2025