The Most Beautiful Autumn Scenery in Northwest China is Here
by LARRY FRANCIS
Aug 20, 2025
Autumn in Ejina Banner is like a golden fairy tale🍁
The limited beauty that lasts only ten days each year was finally witnessed in person this year… absolutely breathtaking!!
On the self-driving trip, the leaves by the roadside were colorful, under the blue sky and white clouds, sunlight bathed the earth☀️, as if in a dream…
What moved me the most was the Heicheng Ruoshui Populus Forest
Here, tourists are few, the poplar trees stretch in vast patches, and the scenery is richly layered.
As one of the four major poplar forests in Ejina Banner and the most pristine desert poplar forest area, it is known as the "Most Beautiful Poplar Forest"...
Walking in the golden forest🚶🏻, you can see: poplar forests in the desert, poplar forests by the river, poplar forests reflected in the water, thousand-year-old trees, and paths covered with fallen leaves…
On the Ruoshui River, black and white swans dance gracefully🦢🖤🤍
The golden poplars connect heaven and earth, and the scenery at this moment is perfect💛🧡༶༶⁺₊𓅯₊⁺༶༶
💛Travel Tips:
❶ It is recommended to travel independently; group tours have many restrictions, and independent travel allows you to enjoy more freely.
❷ Arrive at 9 AM when the sunlight is just right, and the leaves shine golden🔆
❸ There are fewer people in the morning; don’t wait until noon❌, when tour groups swarm in.
❹ The scenic area is enough to explore for a whole day; spend half a day in each of the two areas. During the day, enjoy the golden poplars at Ruoshui Populus Forest, and in the evening, visit the Monster Forest to see desert dead trees and the sunset.
❺ Travel route: Take the shuttle from the west gate of Heicheng to Ruoshui Populus Forest🛺, have lunch in Heicheng at noon, then take a bus from the east gate to visit the Monster Forest in the afternoon.
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